Carol Leifer Quotes
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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Nothing can make you more humble than pain.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.
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I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
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Because my profession is the body, it is a relaxation for me to get out of physicality and concentrate on more mental things.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.
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It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.
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I secretly wanted to act. I also wanted be a toy designer and make puppets.
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I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
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When I speak of artistic universals, I am not denying the enormous role played by culture. Obviously culture plays a tremendous role, otherwise you wouldn't have different artistic styles - but it doesn't follow that art is completely idiosyncratic and arbitrary, either, or that there are no universal laws.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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It's rare that I turn down a photo or autograph, because these are the people that support me, so why not support them. I love it and I invite it. I love what I do and the whole 'celebrity' life and all that.
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This is the age of insincerity. The movies had the misfortune to come along in the twentieth century, and because they appeal to the masses there can be no sincerity in them.
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Each poem seems to demand its own formal approach. In both drafting and revision, I'll play around with line lengths and stanza formations, eventually letting the poem settle into what I think is its own best form.
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I’ve known Donald (Trump) for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he’s a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There’s nothing bad you can say about that.
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The hardest part is telling one's story. Once the story is on the page, the rest will come.
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In art the Chinese aim at being exquisite, and in life at being reasonable.
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When you lie about your age, the terrorists win.
