Andrew Solomon Quotes

Writing 'The Noonday Demon' turned me into a professional depressive, which is a weird thing to be. A class at the university I attended assigns the book and invited me to be a guest lecturer.

Andrew Solomon

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He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

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I always had a strong support system. My parents always supported the stuff that I did.

Jenna Ushkowitz

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A lot of people think I came out of nowhere. When you start as a songwriter, nobody knows who you are. I met the guy who wrote 'Yeah' by Usher, which was a huge smash, and nobody knew who he was.

Meghan Trainor

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It's not just that reporting gives you a bigger slice of life, gives - lends verisimilitude to what you are doing - it's that it feeds the imagination.

Tom Wolfe

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I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films.

Martin Scorsese

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I believe I'm better looking as a dude than a girl.

Liza Koshy

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This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses.

Bob Ney

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Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience.

Bruce Springsteen

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No durable things are built on violent passion. Nature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have become strong do they put their heads above the ground.

Annie Besant

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Death does determine life.

Pier Paolo Pasolini

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I just enjoyed telling stories. I enjoyed watching films and reading and becoming someone else. I spent a lot of time on my own when I was younger; I enjoyed my own company and still do, so it was a source of escapism.

Tuppence Middleton

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I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.

Norm MacDonald

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