Siri Hustvedt Quotes

Intellectual curiosity about one's own illness is certainly born of a desire for mastery. If I couldn't cure myself, perhaps I could at least begin to understand myself.

Siri Hustvedt

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MyselfCuriosityBornDesireMastery

I think us gals need to stay in and just change the way it works, so men aren't being workaholics and avoiding life and relationships, and they can make films in a reasonable amount of time, so you can have a family and a life outside of work. And have more balanced, content-driven, enjoyable movies.

Joan Cusack

LifeWorkFamilyChangeTimeMen

When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people.

Jennifer O'Neill

RelationshipPeoplePersonGoing

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you.

Robert Sternberg

SchoolPeopleStupidThinkThought

I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to.

Ang Lee

EnvironmentI CanSingleOutsider

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

Jean-Paul Sartre

FearMyselfAnythingLongerDamning

The industries that fall first are the industries that either produce electromechanical items that are now inferior to their software substitutes, or the industries that produce a mechanically created service that's now inferior.

Michael J. Saylor

ServiceFallNowSoftwareFirst

It's just very homey in Ireland. It's very comforting and comfortable. There's lots of fireplaces with fires. It's just really cozy.

Amy Adams

CozyComfortableComfortingJust

I've written the best work I know how. And I'm appreciative of the people who read it and care about the work - and that's pretty much the end of that.

Amy Bloom

WorkBestPeopleCareEndKnow

Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company you keep.'

Michael Scheuer

SisterYouSayCompanyUsedKeep

People forget who they are; they always remain with an identity which is not the real self. It is just a projected self which does not exist, but they identify with this projected self appearance.

Lobsang Tenzin

IdentityPeopleSelfAppearanceReal

I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.

Jaylen Brown

ValuePeopleCoolThinkUnderstand

Trump will fail even in his proclaimed goal of reducing the trade deficit, which is determined by the disparity between domestic savings and investment.

Joseph Stiglitz

GoalInvestmentWillSavingsFail

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