Elif Batuman Quotes
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When I was maybe 22, 23 years old or so, I was sort of floating in between New Japan, Ring of Honor, TNA - not really committed to one place.
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I'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.
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I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
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The first president I met was L. B. J.
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We live surrounded by critics, so let them talk, let them criticize me as much as they want. Ultimately, that makes me a better player.
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Growing up, there were TV shows that were very funny but very traditional. Classic things like 'Fawlty Towers,' obviously, and 'Blackadder' were pretty traditionally shot. And then there were the ones that start to break the mold or be really ambitious. The ones that spring particularly to mind would be 'The Young Ones.'
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.
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The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.
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I sincerely believe that no problem is bigger than man, and problems are blown out of proportion by man himself.
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As kids, we have all handled shot guns. From there on, there is no transition. It stays in the toy box. The idea is to get the transition and bridge the gap between the toy box and the shooting range.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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Deportation isn't something that is suddenly new.
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A largely unregulated Internet has created knowledge and wealth, but it's also long provided a medium for predatory, abusive and bullying behavior.
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There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know.
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I had a confused early hippie phase, which was like a cafeteria tray of sloppy, semi-Marxist thoughts, absorbed second-hand.
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When you're in N.Y.C. and they shut down one of the bridges, this is a movie!
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I don't think many people get to play big emotions in life.
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I'm not aware of too many things. I know what I know if you know what I mean.
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It's a guilty pleasure that things I loved as a kid I now have the power to put into motion and up on screen.
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Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?
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Men created civilization only to impress their girl friends
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Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter.
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As a novelist, you write about social mores, but not everything can be explained.
