Jennifer Egan Quotes

I often felt like that Mr. Magoo figure in the cartoon, who just wanders through traffic, and somehow it never hits him. I kind of feel that way about my whole childhood: Why do I have a normal life?

Jennifer Egan

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I describe myself as a human being.

Jimmy Kimmel

MyselfHumanHuman BeingBeing

I relate to the audiences and they know me. It's pretty real.

Steve Forbert

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I am a movie star.

Jayne Mansfield

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We like companies that can get big and powerful on $50 million or less and not two, three, four or five billion.

Douglas Leone

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I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it.

Donald Trump

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I don't think my life is more interesting than anybody else's.

David Sedaris

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I took on the sins of everybody, of a generation, really.

Christine Keeler

GenerationEverybodySinsReally

In rock stardom there's an absolute economic upside to self-destruction.

Courtney Love

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I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life.

Brian Greene

LifeSayEverydayEveryday LifeMany

I don't know how doctors pick one specialty over another. Some you can understand. Pediatricians. Or gynecologists delivering babies, bringing a new life into the world, but how does someone want to be a proctologist? How can you fall in love with proctology?

Bob Newhart

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There are people who don't understand some of the core aspects of being a decent human being.

Aquaria

PeopleUnderstandHumanHuman Being

Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their own citizens, and too many others - including some of the world's wealthiest countries - turn their back on those fleeing conflict and violence.

Winnie Byanyima

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