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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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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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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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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I think that the story of a woman who is coming into her powers can really happen at any age.
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I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents.
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The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.
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I don't believe in dynasties; I don't believe in coronations. That is not how it works in this country.
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When you lie about your age, the terrorists win.
