E. L. Doctorow Quotes
A new reader shouldn't be able to find you in your work, though someone who's read more may begin to.

Quotes to Explore
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If we don't have God in our life, we're considered dead.
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.
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Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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I love cycling.
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The greatest cunning is to have none at all.
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Learn to see yourself as Heavenly Father sees you - as His precious daughter or son with divine potential.
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We must smother the internal and external enemies of the Republic or perish with it; now in this situation, the first maxim of your policy ought to be to lead the people by reason and the people's enemies by terror.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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A new reader shouldn't be able to find you in your work, though someone who's read more may begin to.