Michael Chabon Quotes

I have a good memory for words, and when I come upon a word I don't know, I remember it, or try to - it's almost like a tic. I also just have a good feeling for how words are made and formed in English and the etymologies that give you prefixes and suffixes.

Michael Chabon

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It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.

John Boorman

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Well, I think probably the main reason people overeat is stress.

Jenny Craig

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Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers.

Max Keiser

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I'm not really a popular fan of the whole Hall of Fame thing. I've had a lot of ups and downs, and I don't feel deserving a lot of times.

Jeff Hardy

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People say sometimes that I'm distracted. I'm not distracted. I'm being smart. I'm capitalizing while the iron is hot. That's why I'm trying to do movies. I do the podcast. I do a radio show. I work on FOX. I have a gym; I have a lot of things going on. That's because when I'm done, I want to be set up.

Michael Bisping

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It's my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there's a lot of gray area.

Tracey Emin

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All of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage.

Rob Portman

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I think I've got a real love thing going. I love people, I love life, and I love nature, and I can't see why other people can't be like that.

Marvin Gaye

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One thing I don't personally like is not having that privacy I used to have. Being able to do whatever I wanted to do without people recognizing me. That makes me watch what I'm doing more carefully. I'm not going to be acting no fool.

Marvin Sapp

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If I didn't write sex scenes, all my characters would head to the kitchen and make cups of tea.

Michael Winter

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We collaborate on everything. I'm involved in the writing and pre-production. There's a whole bunch of people who keep in touch at every step about everything.

Jay Roach

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Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.

Josh McDowell

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