E. L. Doctorow Quotes
We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being.
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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When I first got married to my husband, he had boxes full of photos of my two stepsons, ages 5 and 8 at the time, and I put them together in some little albums and wrote notes about how happy I was that they were a part of my life.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov
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I don't want to be a bust.
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents.
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Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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After the events of the 20th century, God, quite reasonably, left Europe. But He's still here in the United States.
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I do not believe on giving amnesty.
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I have regular peels and Botox. It's something I'll always do. People redecorate their homes every few years, and I see this as no different. Changing my face is like buying a new sofa.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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I took lessons for about everything you could imagine - gymnastics to karate to flute and piano. My mom always definitely kept me in some kind of class or program, but for guitar, I kinda gave up on then kinda just taught myself. Same thing with piano. I've never been good with following lessons.
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We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being.
