Mary Gaitskill Quotes

Stories are the rich, unseen underlayer of the most ordinary moments.

Mary Gaitskill

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They want more production and they want it cheaper. But no matter what happens, the creative idea will be perpetuated by somebody who comes up with a vision. I don't care if there are three ceos - it takes one guy with an idea.

Joe Grant

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Imminent GM bankruptcy was always fiction, created by Wall Street and the media.

Robert Lutz

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I did some pretty bad things as a teenager. When I was 13, I took my friend's mom's car out for a joyride, and I actually managed to hit somebody else's car. No one was hurt, but needless to say, I didn't get behind the wheel again until I had my driver's license.

Amanda Righetti

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We will not accept in our country even a single soldier who will attack Muslims or Arabs.

Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

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I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.

Tom Cotton

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I lived in buses. I didn't really have anything else. I didn't feel like a female, and I ended up really kind of isolated. Everybody thinks you're so happy and so wealthy and such a big star, but you're really kind of lonely and don't know how to stop it.

Dolores O'Riordan

HappyLonelyFeelYouStopKnow

In my Indian bedroom, the carved, cut-out marble jalis, or screens, which were formerly used by Indian princes to keep their wives from other eyes, have a new purpose: they are not only decorations, but a means of security, for they can be locked without shutting off the air.

Doris Duke

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I went on a few auditions for Broadway musicals, and never stopped taking classes, but I didn't take it seriously until I was out of college.

Brendan Dooling

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Businesses are not just local or even national anymore - good ideas are immediately global. So the market opportunities are much larger than we've ever imagined or seen.

Alfred Lin

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If I think something is beautiful, there must be somebody out there who will agree with me.

William Kraft

BeautifulMeThinkWillOutAgree

How many years and how many pictures does it take to win the confidence of Paramount? How many years before my fellow workers say, 'I know he is doing his best?'

Preston Sturges

ConfidenceBestWinDoingPictures

You start to accumulate your library of music. You want that music everywhere - that's the point where we monetize. If you want portability, mobility, and access, then you buy it.

Sean Parker

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