Marian Keyes Quotes
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It's those damn critics again.
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There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right?
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
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There is, therefore, no solution possible other than an economy directed by the workers through their organisations of control-through the workers' syndicates.
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I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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I'll watch CNN in the mornings to catch up on what's going on. On the weekends, I get the Sunday edition of 'The New York Times.'
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
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Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
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I do interval training, high intensity dance, and yoga. I do run a lot, but more for speed.
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There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
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I really have to say 'thank you' to our fans, because I think it's difficult for European viewers to find and watch Asian movies, and I hope you enjoy our films.
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'Star Wars' is so much bigger than any single person involved, so you feel like you want to do that justice and also feel like you want to do justice to that little girl inside me that never saw anyone who looked like her, that person who's starving for representation - it's a lot.
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I'll bring the red wine, you bring the ludes.
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Attention spans are short. Like, eight seconds short. That's why it's necessary to grab people's attention immediately.
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As you put your sights on your goals — no matter how great and compelling they are — as you look into the distance, don’t forget what is right in front of you today. No matter how great your dreams, no matter how great your destiny, the biggest thing you can do in any day is a small act of kindness.
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I've never made a secret of the fact that I'd have loved to have children.
