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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The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
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Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
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I would leave school and go to my theater class, and that's when I'd actually sit down and listen. I wouldn't pay attention in school, or I'd sing in class and get in trouble - I'd always get in trouble. Theater is the only thing I always came back to.
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If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.
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I like hoodies. They just make me feel safe.
