Eleanor Catton Quotes
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I would not drink bottles of water at my mom's house because I never knew how long she'd been refilling them from the sink and putting them back in the refrigerator.
Dan Fogelman -
I'm having a good time. Managing my things takes a lot of time.
Gabriela Sabatini -
When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism.
Abraham Lincoln -
I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know?
Iris Apfel -
I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.
Abbie Hoffman -
Bling is good.
Natalie Massenet
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In Zurich, in a cafe overlooking the Limmat, I ate butter-drenched white asparagus pulled from the ground that morning; it had the aftertaste of champagne. I've been able to appreciate epic meals in San Francisco, New Orleans, Berlin, Paris, Las Vegas.
J. R. Moehringer -
Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
Salman Rushdie -
In the beginning, when I first found out I had a disease that was incurable, emotionally I had to get used to the idea of being sick before I could think about making any other major decisions in my life.
Karen Duffy -
There are too many 50-year-olds dressing as 20-year-olds.
Carine Roitfeld -
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
E. M. Forster -
If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.
Camille Paglia
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Whites, like ourselves, belong to our country. They are compatriots, fellow citizens... we see them as Africans.
Oliver Tambo -
Frankly, most of my friends hold very different political beliefs. It's just a funny thing in this country that supposedly you can't sit down and have dinner and enjoy another person's company if you don't have the same beliefs. It's ridiculous.
Patricia Heaton -
You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.
Joanne Rowling -
'Hey, what's the name of that nice young girl, my loyalist supporter?' I said, Mr. President, her name is Annie Ferrer. 'Will you give that girl my regards and kisses?' he asked. I said yes, of course-it was really strange.
Ferdinand Marcos -
An important reason Google is usually listed among the world's most trusted brands is that it conveys a sense that the user comes first.
Ken Auletta -
The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.
Marco Tempest
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Our government has made a number of promises to the men and women who served in our nation's armed forces. Sadly, these promises of health care, education and other benefits have existed more in rhetoric than in reality.
Allen Boyd -
As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.
Erik Estrada -
To this day, the first thing that I do every morning is look in the mirror. I'll tell myself, 'Look at your skin. Look at your teeth and your smile. You are beautiful.'
Khoudia Diop -
The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day.
Byron Nelson -
The zodiac is a system a person can play with and see meaning in.
Eleanor Catton