Claire Messud Quotes
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We don't have to have the same truths or personal belief systems to love one another and get along.
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
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There are a lot of good men's magazines. In England, you have 'Arena Homme+' and 'Another Man;' and in France we have 'L'Officiel Hommes.' But all are looking similar.
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When I was living in Mexico and writing a book called 'Aztec,' I had to make a deliberate effort to ignore a lot of the 'typically Mexican landscape' around me - banana and citrus groves, roses and carnations, burros and toros - because they did not exist in Mexico in the 15th century, the time of my book.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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The Melvins are grunge.
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It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.
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I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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I like 'Star Wars.' I mean, I don't go to the conventions and dress up like Obi-Wan Kenobi or anything, but I like watching the movies.
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I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.
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The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
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I think probably honesty is the biggest quality I look for in a relationship. Being exactly who you are with the other person.
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I am much more interested in the process than results.
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Here, we have female directors and producers; in fact, one whole channel is run by a woman. Pakistani TV is progressive, and hence, characters that are shown are of today as well.
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My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.
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Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.
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I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp knife: the sharper the knife, the more fluid and precise your work and the less likely you are to get hurt. Dull knives are a danger - they slip far more often.
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What's popular in places considered ghettos - whether that's the inner city or Appalachia - is having a decent quality of life.
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One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People are dying to get into this country... not out of it.
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The little girl's creative, a repertoire that rings, And Hollywood is waiting, to see the way she swings. She'll be graduating, goin' on to higher things, The little girl from Central is gonna take on wings.
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I don't like going back and listening to myself. It makes me uncomfortable, and I know I can never emulate what I did that night, so why listen to it?
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Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) cannot be medicated. It is treatable only through therapy. The problem is therapy is rarely sought by the afflicted. It cannot be cured.
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If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before!
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Carmiel Banasky, a writer like no other, is a talent to watch.
