Joan Didion Quotes

A lot of the stories I was brought up on had to do with extreme actions - leaving everything behind, crossing the trackless wastes, and in those stories the people who stayed behind and had their settled ways - those people were not the people who got the prize. The prize was California.

Joan Didion

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 5, 1934

Topics

PeopleLeavingCaliforniaEverything

I like the idea of infinite human potential, and a lot of my photography and filmmaking has been focused on that.

Jimmy Chin

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I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases or prejudices that, as a moral human being, this is not an appropriate or acceptable way to get what you want.

Joe Mantello

ThinkYouMoralWantWayNeed

I want to try as many different roles as I can. I want to do everything.

Ana de Armas

I CanWantTryEverythingDifferent

I do a lot of races for the cure for breast cancer.

Mary Ann Mobley

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I'm a pretty analytical guy, all right?

Mitt Romney

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You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.

Milton Berle

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My brother has a tendency to get quite lyrical when he writes music; he gets so romantic, it's borderline. I make it slightly more aggressive. I make the round corner a bit sharper.

Josephine de La Baume

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I like strong girls, as long as they don't get snappish. And furthermore I think it important that you are good buddies and she does not get angry when you don't have your day.

Jonathan Brandis

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When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should.

Dawn Steel

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I have big emotions, and I care deeply about delivering for New Yorkers, and sometimes that means you got to push things forward - and I think New Yorkers know that.

Christine Quinn

ForwardThinkCarePushYouKnow

In the Congress, for every small thing, you have to consult the general secretaries.

Sharad Pawar

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I think every soft child in the world gets damaged. All of of us come into the world and get damaged. It's just a matter of how much.

Sharlto Copley

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