Cynthia Ozick Quotes
I'm afraid that the act of writing is so scary and anxiety-filled that I never laugh at all. In fact, when people tell me that such and such a scene or story is comical, I tend to gape. I did not intend comedy - ever, as far as I know. It's probably all a mistake. I am essentially a lugubrious writer. Ha ha!
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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After high school, I went to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for a year, and I studied musical theatre. By that point, I was like, 'This is what I want to do.'
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.
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The devil made me do it.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.
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Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.
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If I was doing a musical, I would never listen to the cast album, because I wanted to do my version of something.
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Many of the problems of poverty and need are really problems of physical infrastructure: not enough hospitals, too few schools, insufficient roads, bridges, and a lack of tools. This is what makes traditional philanthropy so daunting. You could build a thousand new hospitals in some parts of the world and barely make a difference.
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.
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I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos.
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I don't think you'll ever have a perfect world because we humans are prone to error, and so we're always in search of an upgrade.
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You can't always worry about offending people.
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I'm afraid that the act of writing is so scary and anxiety-filled that I never laugh at all. In fact, when people tell me that such and such a scene or story is comical, I tend to gape. I did not intend comedy - ever, as far as I know. It's probably all a mistake. I am essentially a lugubrious writer. Ha ha!
