Eliot Sumner Quotes
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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.
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I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain.
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It was my very good fortune to find a mentor, Clay Felker, who started my career at the 'New York Magazine' as a freelance writer when I had to quit my job at the 'Herald Tribune' to stay home with my young daughter.
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I think my parents see my life now as very conservative.
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I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work.
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I pretty much make time for that weekly manicure.
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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We never did these kinds of loans that really started this mess, the subprime loans. We just never got into that business. We were enticed a lot of times to do so by a lot of Wall Street-type players, but I, frankly, never understood some of this stuff.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people.
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In the end, crime doesn't pay.
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
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I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake.
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I stay in my own little zone, and that's good for me.
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I could experience vulnerability if I just constantly gave myself away without ever taking time out once a day or a couple times a day or whatever it is I need to restore, whether it's more sleep, or whether it's going to see a movie or writing something new.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet.
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I only wear black. I think it suits me.
