Arthur Schwartz Quotes
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Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
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I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woman who's tall, athletic and dark-haired - and an actress who can play the part. That's me. So, I'm coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if 'Wonder Woman' comes together, I want it.
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I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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If you look at art history, at Goya or Gainsborough, it's always about acknowledging the people of your time who have influence.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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You can crush any woman by suggesting that she's fat, not even saying the word 'fat' but just suggesting she's fat.
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I've had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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I have an incredible phobia of divorce.
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I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.
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I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money.
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The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.
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Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.
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The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion real live here in only the most temporary way.
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Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time.
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I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.
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I'm a real food know-it-all.
