Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes
I'm a villain. But hey, villains have fans, too. They might have more fans than the heroes, and I'm OK with that.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
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Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look.
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As authors, most - most authors, our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to be somebody else, trying to make you feel for somebody else. That means you have to have a high degree of empathy.
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I'm being hypocritical because I have a Twitter, but I try to not talk about things like, 'Oh, I had a grapefruit this morning and it was delicious,' because, who cares?
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I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly.
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My older brother, who was in the Army, now owns his own building company. My half-sister was a nurse and is now a psychotherapist.
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I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
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I feel completely at home in the absurdities of India.
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As a woman, you spend so much time either cooking or getting ready to go somewhere. I like to have music when I'm doing either of these things.
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I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.
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People are sources not just of consumption but of innovation.
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In the midst of applying for American citizenship, of finally attempting to get my presidents in a row, I felt it incumbent upon myself to explore the national psyche in every way.
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Love is the song of the soul, singing to God.
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I don't believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely we Republicans aren't that desperate for victory. I don't want to see the Republican party win that way. While it might be a fleeting victory for the Republican Party, it would be a more lasting defeat for the American people.
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I've got a closet full of tuxes, and I appreciate that, because one thing I don't like to do is shop.
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Of all the thankless jobs that economists set for themselves when it comes to educating people about economics, the notion that society is better off if some industries are allowed to wither, their workers lose their jobs, and investors lose their capital - all in the name of the greater glory of globalization - surely ranks near the top.
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How confusing the beams from memory's lamp are; One day a bachelor, the next a grampa. What is the secret of the trick? How did I get so old so quick?
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A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
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If someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right conduct.
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I'm a villain. But hey, villains have fans, too. They might have more fans than the heroes, and I'm OK with that.
