Amy Tan Quotes

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

Amy Tan

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I'm not a complicated person.

Jessie Ware

ComplicatedPerson

I make more money than I need, ever.

Jenna Marbles

MoneyMoreNeedMakeThanEver

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

Ann Brashares

LifePeopleFamousFeelPersonBeen

I get a little itchy if I don't have some control.

Amy Poehler

ControlLittleGetSomeItchy

Every day, opportunities within the hemisphere go untapped, and millions of dollars are lost simply because companies do not know where to begin if they want to expand into new territories and grow their business.

Tony Cardenas

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My sense is that, when you look at what people such as former Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have said over the years, you don't go with a story unless you have two independent sources to confirm it.

Ron Wyden

PeopleStoryYouLookGoSaid

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

Ronald Reagan

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During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students in chemistry.

Rudolph A. Marcus

ChemistryMoreYearsStudentsThan

I'm in a unique position - I can do what I want.

Don Imus

UniqueI CanWantPosition

You can't leave out half the world's experience and expect to address all the problems. Women communicate differently and process information differently, which leads them to resolve conflicts differently.

Dee Dee Myers

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I remember the feeling of a tweed Chanel jacket because my mom used to wear one to work.

Astrid Berges-Frisbey

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I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

Sydney Smith

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