Claire Messud Quotes
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You know, on the road, I never miss a meal. I eat five, six, seven times a day, depending on when I wake up and when I got to sleep. I never miss a training day. I always get my four days out of my seven.
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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To be fair, I don't get mad when people laugh at me when I fall down.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the camera once.
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The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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I lead a multi-faith life.
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I was utterly without worldly ambition because I knew that all that was needed for a rich, full life was a few shillings a week with which to buy SF magazines and beer.
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Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest.
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The jokes of the gods are long in the telling.
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Zealous groups threaten to infringe civil liberties when they seek government support to impose their own religious views on nonadherents. This has taken many forms, including attempts to introduce organized prayer in public schools, to outlaw birth control and abortion, and to use public tax revenues to finance religious schools.
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I had a memory span about as long as the lines in a school play.