Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.Curtis Sittenfeld
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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My biggest thing has always been privacy. With an interview such as this where the questions are about me, I struggle to express myself. I have an immediate answer in my head of what I'd say, but sometimes I feel that it would be too honest. So these wheels of censorship start going around my head.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.
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In the year 3000, everything will be instant.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.
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If you speak to anyone who's ever done time, the fact that you make it out of there alive is a miracle.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.
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I love kids that come to shows, little kids coming up to you with braces; like, some kid came up to me in a parking lot outside a show in Santa Cruz - he was about 14 or 15 - and he said, 'Y'know, I love 'The Basketball Diaries,' but I hope your next book of poetry isn't gonna be as academic as 'Living at the Movies' was.'
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I decided a long time ago to be unfiltered and wholly myself in these areas of social media. I've been very happy with the results of this decision. I feel that I get lots of interaction and loyal support. So I'm grateful for my Twitter and Facebook followers every day.
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I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
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I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.
Curtis Sittenfeld
