Elizabeth Berg Quotes
The world of literature is so rich and so enriching. The value is inestimable of what reading does for you.
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We were talking about how old quarterbacks can't throw before 10 am... Practice starts too early for us. Wake me up in the middle of the night and I can throw. I can throw anytime.
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I just want to continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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I first started asking big questions when I was 12, and by big questions, I mean, 'Why are we here? What is this business? We're alive for a few short decades and then poof, we're out of here.'
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences.
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Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.
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I have founded Khudi, in Pakistan, a youth movement which tries to counter extremist ideology through healthy discussion and debate.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal.
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Today, in 2014, Victoria is a better, stronger, more financially secure state than when we came to government four years ago.
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We can make life in the computer. Granted, it's limited, but we have learned what it takes in order to actually construct it.
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For organizations seriously committed to making teamwork a cultural reality, I'm convinced that 'the right people' are the ones who have three virtues in common - humility, hunger, and people smarts.
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If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.
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The world of literature is so rich and so enriching. The value is inestimable of what reading does for you.
