Meg Wolitzer Quotes

When I was in junior high school, friends and I were in a consciousness-raising group, a term that now seems quaint like a butter churn, but it was very powerful. It was a really wonderful experience.

Meg Wolitzer

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ExperienceSchoolHigh SchoolFriends

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

Anatole France

ArtChanceThinkHeavenEarthSkill

I remember where I'm from. It's like, 'Dude, you used to work at Pizza Hut.' I still have the hat.

Maxwell

WorkPizzaHatRememberYouUsed

I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet.

Angelina Jolie

FunnyI AmThinkLookSometimesAm

I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

LifeArtThinkTryWorkingAbout

I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.

Jeff Bridges

MarriageFearWomenKnowYoungHow

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

John Wayne

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Intellectually, now, I believe that it is a complete vanity to say positively there is no God.

John Rhys-Davies

GodBelieveVanityNowSayComplete

Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.

Lord North

BusinessWillMilitaryWithoutForce

I'm an honest, hardworking conservative leader who will stand up to Washington and fight for Nebraska.

Deb Fischer

LeaderFightStand UpStandWillUp

Mentors are like friendships.

Bozoma Saint John

MentorsFriendshipsLike

If I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.

Brad Pitt

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If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that, actually, I narrow the unknown to virtually nothing. And that's when I am ready to walk on the wire.

Philippe Petit

WalkI AmSmallLegalYouReady

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