Aimee Bender Quotes
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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There is a whole industry in America of people who want to write, and those who teach it. Even if the students don't end up writing, what's good about them taking the courses is, they become great readers, learning to appreciate the writing.
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I am honoured to have been chosen for an Amitabh Bachchan film.
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Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.
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Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son of two people who got murdered. I didn't cause their murder. But if I'm suffering because of it, it's my karma that I have manifested in this lifetime in this particular set of circumstances.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.
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I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly in my head. I usually start writing a new book around January, and it's due October 1.
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I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.
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My photographs are not just about the instant of movement you capture in the camera. It's much more total, about constant movement that became static.
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What I look for in a role is the physical. But what's the journey emotionally? Can I take this person who is this archetypal tough guy and find the beauty?
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I also feel like the kinds of jobs I want right now - I consider them aspirational. I want to raise the bar for myself, and I am in this interesting spot where I do get offered a lot of things, but frankly, the majority of the things I get offered I'm not really interested in doing. I want to do the things that I have to fight for.
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If a composer suffers from loss of sleep and his sleeplessness induces him to turn out masterpieces, what a profitable loss it is!
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I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
