Marian Keyes Quotes
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I think of New Yorkers as not taking the time to talk to someone they don't know.
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I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to some people.
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I started wearing all black around the time I got into Nirvana. I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' when I was about 12, and I remember jumping on my bed, so excited about it.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.
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I have dangerous bones in my body.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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You need to learn. You need to grow up. You need to step up and know the difference between what you can do and what you can't.
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I don't know where my fashion sense comes from, exactly. I've always been interested in, not necessarily being unique, but not necessarily sticking to the preexisting paradigm - whether it be clothes or music or whatever.
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I did grow up in a military family but lacked the perspective to grasp the cognitive dissonance carried by most people who serve in the armed forces or the circumstances that push lots of folks into the military. I don't blame G.I. Joe or Rambo for that atmosphere, but they certainly reflected the final stage of a two generation cultural myth.
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If Morrissey could be a singer, then anybody could.
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The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.
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I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.
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If immigration reform passes, it'll be a big victory for sanity - nobody really believes it's healthy for a country to have millions and millions of undocumented noncitizens living in the shadows. But it'll also be a sign that the Republican Party has gotten tired of letting the Tea Party push it around.
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I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off.
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You have a huge amount of confidence when you're younger, which slowly ebbs away for the rest of your life. You think: 'No problem. I can do that. Why shouldn't I do it?'
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I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.
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In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.
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As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.
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But true individuality is more about being in tune with who you truly are, whether you're expressing yourself physically, mentally, or spiritually; individuality arises from living without fear of what other might think or say about you and without being swayed by their opinions, leaving you free to lead life without caring about judgments made by the outside world.
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In Glendale, where I live, there's a street called Broadway. The bottoms of the light posts have swastikas on them.
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Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different.
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I like hoodies. They just make me feel safe.
