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As I start to think about what I want to do next, there are eight or nine networks I would be thrilled to work with. I remember developing at FX and the executives there telling me, 'We don't want to do shows that 20 million people kind of like; we want to do the show that 2 million people really like.' That's such a refreshing thing to hear.

Rob Thomas

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I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement.

John Byrne

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In many ways, writing is the act of saying 'I,' of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying, 'Listen to me, see it my way, change your mind.' It's an aggressive, even a hostile act.

Joan Didion

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In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline a new way for us to think about young women as moral actors, one that doesn't include their bodies.

Jessica Valenti

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The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life.

John Berger

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I never wanted to come off as self-important.

John Cusack

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The wars we fought were forced upon us. Thanks to the Israel Defense Forces, we won them all, but we did not win the greatest victory that we aspired to: release from the need to win victories.

Shimon Peres

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I don't think it's wise to shut down the government.

Matt Bevin

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And I'm a really happy person, I enjoy life. I think you see that on people. I think there's nothing more aging than misery.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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I think I learned a lot about not buying into a lot of hype. I wanted to be a kind of faceless entity; I didn't want to be Dhani Harrison and the Muppets or something like that.

Dhani Harrison

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I don't know if I could write songs if it wasn't for the female race, to be honest with you.

Christian Kane

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All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

Constance Baker Motley

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As a result of the feminist revolution, 'feminine' becomes an abusive epithet.

Wyndham Lewis

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