Claire Messud Quotes
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
Fabrizio Moreira -
Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
Felicia Day -
Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
Val Kilmer -
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
J Mascis -
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
Cameron Diaz -
The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
Yiannis Chryssomallis -
It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
Carice van Houten -
Focus on remedies, not faults.
Jack Nicklaus -
For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
Randa Abdel-Fattah -
It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
Walter O'Brien
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
Sadie Frost -
I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
Sam Taylor-Johnson -
Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
Earl Nightingale -
There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
Warren Bennis -
I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
Aaron Neville -
If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
T. C. Boyle
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The fun little proofs that you can do with algebra - they are sort of like crowd pleasers in a way. Like, the .9 repeating equaling one. It doesn't take a lot of algebra to prove that, and it's really fun. It kind of wows people. It's like they're watching magic happen right before their eyes.
Danica McKellar -
Our guest likes the convenience of being able of drive up to the store and not necessarily walk through a mall to find Ulta. This kind of shopping has been trending for some period of time.
Mary Dillon -
It's a very complicated landscape and I don't think there's one easy answer about it [Edard Snowden movie].
Zachary Quinto -
Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.
Claire Messud