Jeanette Winterson Quotes

Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.

Jeanette Winterson

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I am trying to release endorphins here. I am not preaching to you - I am trying to make you laugh.

Jimmy Carr

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I'm from New York City. I grew up in the city. Suburban life was very odd to me.

Max Joseph

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I spent two years day and night in that studio trying to learn what the hell was going on.

Max Martin

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The role of a chef isn't to reinvent dishes but to tweak.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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My own ambitions were eclectic. My father ran a steel plant, and I was expected to study metallurgy and end up at the steel plant when I finished high school at age 15. Despite my proficiency at science, I decided against it and instead went on to study filmmaking.

Anand Mahindra

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There are movies and TV shows I wish we didn't make, sure, but we're in the business of creating things that are not all going to work.

Steve Burke

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I'm going to take this God-given gift of being funny, and I'm going to spread it out like peanut butter on everything I do.

Steve Harvey

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I've gathered some of my close musical and comedian friends, and we're going to see if we can't bring a few laughs to these soldiers, raise some money, and hopefully lift their spirits. I consider it an honor and a privilege to give back however I can for the many sacrifices of these incredibly brave men and women.

Ron White

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I used to wear more makeup, but I've learned to enjoy being natural.

Dianna Agron

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The stage is my first love.

Anthony Mackie

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I was doing musical theatre 'til I was, like, 17, and then I started realising I could use my voice in a more, like, current way.

Anne-Marie

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I had this thing about hanging out in dark theaters. My family thought I grew out of a rock.

Anthony Edwards

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