Maria Semple Quotes
When I graduated high school, I was one of many English-majors-to-be traveling through Europe with a copy of 'Let's Go Europe' in one hand, 'Anna Karenina' in the other, a Eurail pass for a bookmark.
Quotes to Explore
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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I had never used the prefix 'Dr.' with my name, but when I started with NASA, I had to. Otherwise, I could not get past the secretaries.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.
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Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.
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God has taken care of me, and mother dear has taken care of me, too. All my life.
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The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which doubtless they are. But beyond these justifiable condemnations, there is a historical void.
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I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.
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The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation.
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Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change.
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Don't despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish. Because the best things are always growing in secret.
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We can listen in to a call while it is still at the ringing stage and within a fraction of a second know everything about the user. Then we can listen in to the call.
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When I graduated high school, I was one of many English-majors-to-be traveling through Europe with a copy of 'Let's Go Europe' in one hand, 'Anna Karenina' in the other, a Eurail pass for a bookmark.
