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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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 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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Our actions are the results of our intentions and our intelligence.
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Neither the current state nor the future prospects of this evolving order can be understood without an appreciation of its history.
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By the time I got involved, Blockbuster had already worked out some of the kinks.
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There is a lot going on in high schools, and I think what we portray is fairly accurate.
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Any time you're in front of a camera and have them yell 'Cut, re-shoot the scene,' are you kidding me? That's a huge advantage.
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I thought I would keep it on the ground until I became familiar with it, but on account of the wind, I unexpectedly took to the air, and the first thing I knew, I was flying.
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Carmiel Banasky, a writer like no other, is a talent to watch.
