Kim Gordon Quotes
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When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout.
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I didn't allow failure to break my heart. So I wouldn't allow success to bloat my head.
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I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.
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I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras.
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I do shop online! But I'm shopping online mostly in the home categories – One Kings Lane and Gilt. At a lot of architectural websites, I buy a lot of hardware for cabinetry like hinges and things like that from England. So, you know, for me, I shop at Net-A-Porter, but I don't really shop that much for clothing online.
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After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.
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My father's drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me.
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I grew up in a very small town and didn't realise till later that I had an adventurous side. When I went to theatre school at 18, I came into my own and let loose.
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Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions.
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Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished.
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There are thousands of good-looking women out there. Longevity for a heroine doesn't come only with good looks: talent matters.
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When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.
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Both France and Britain are supportive of India's bid for a broad-based agreement on trade and investment with the European Union.
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Conservatism by its very nature is compassionate.
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The moral and intellectual character of the Africans is widely different in different nations.
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The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
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Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore.
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I don't learn so good, no matter how good the teacher is.
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The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address.
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I met my wife by breaking two of my rules: never date a girl seriously that you meet at a nightclub and never date a fan.
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I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy.
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Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.
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It isn’t a big jump in the imagination to see yourself living alone like Mr Hoppy.
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The last two records I liked playing a lot.
