E. L. Doctorow Quotes
And so do people pass out of one's life and all you can remember of them is their humanity, a poor fitful thing of no dominion, like your own.
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Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life.
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People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
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I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just loved him. But at some point when he was winning everything, you find yourself pulling for other people.
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Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
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I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.
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The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
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My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.
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I enjoy encouraging and inspiring people to pursue their purpose in the arts. To help cultivate and develop their instrument.
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Unlike people, companies outlive their founders and their leaders.
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I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher came in the 1990s, and had no interest in politics. The Oasis, Britpop scene.
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Red carpets and dressing up are a part of work that I enjoy less than some people.
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When people say 'that's risky,' or when the odds are not in my favor, I'm more motivated than ever.
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The British people have the right to decide - have the right to decide whether or not they want to be part of the E.U. And I shouldn't interfere in this.
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Home life is a foreign environment for most guys. So it's natural to show them being idiots at home.
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When you have a few billion people connected with screens, not voice... screens are important. You can transmit a thousand times more information.
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As an actor, you spend a lot of your life in hotel rooms.
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I wouldn't mind even if it's the only thing people remember me for. It was a privilege just to be there and to contribute to something so wonderful.
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If you, or any public-spirited programmer, wanted to figure out what the software on your machine is really doing, tough luck. It's illegal to reverse engineer the source code of commercial software to find out how it works.
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Oh man, I like Chevys.
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I'm Michael Jackson-obsessed. All I watch is 'Moonwalker' - it's my favorite movie of all time.
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I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.
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And so do people pass out of one's life and all you can remember of them is their humanity, a poor fitful thing of no dominion, like your own.
