Anna Quindlen Quotes

I am an affirmative action hire.

Anna Quindlen

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In 'Zombieland,' it was such a freewheeling plot it almost didn't matter what the characters were doing scene to scene as long as there was a consistent banter.

Jesse Eisenberg

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I was interested in nuclei originally with my deuteron photo work because that was one of the fundamental forces, and the measurement was basic to new science.

John Henry Carver

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We were very young in Duran, and to get pushed in a corner can be very difficult to get out of.

Andy Taylor

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I love fashion, but fashion is not my whole life.

John Rocha

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I'll be playing a priest in 'Chavez Cage Of Glory,' which is a fight movie.

Steven Bauer

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My position in the army is as sport instructor. This allows me generous time off for travel and competition. I also receive a monthly salary from the army.

Roman Sebrle

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No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.

Martin Van Buren

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What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of gray.

Mike Birbiglia

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How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them.

Lucille Ball

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I never see my movies. When they're on television, I click them away. Hollywood created an image, and I long ago reconciled myself with it. I was the French cliche.

Louis Jourdan

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Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.

Joseph Campbell

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My formal speaking career began before a group of 10 third-graders. We drew pictures of my home in Rwanda. I told them about my mother's huge garden and our mango tree. The lessons I taught were simple. Play nicely. Take care of plants. Take care of people.

Clemantine Wamariya

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