Mary Gaitskill Quotes

Sometimes I write from the point of view of characters whom I would dislike as people, not as a perverse exercise, but because this cracks the story open and makes me see it in a way I would not see it naturally.

Mary Gaitskill

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I think any celebrity that adopts a child from a third world country is a fool.

Joan Rivers

FoolChildWorldThinkCountryAny

Google is making a huge investment in developing the Ajax approach.

Jesse James Garrett

InvestmentGoogleApproachMaking

People talk very much about, 'What can we do with the orchestra in the 21st century?' We should think about the 21st century, of course.

Andris Nelsons

PeopleThinkTalkOrchestraCentury

A lot of the players are very complimentary about each other; they embrace at the end of matches because the level of the tennis has been so good. I think that's something that tennis has got to be proud of.

Andy Murray

GoodProudThinkEndEmbraceTennis

Life is too short, and I'm Italian. I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.

Sophia Bush

LifeLife Is Too ShortWineShort

The E-government cabinet, E-health services, online voting, online pre-filled tax returns, e-mobile parking, are all examples of Estonian innovation, but far more importantly, they are examples of the transformative power of intensive and extensive use of Information Technology in the public sector.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

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My films have become bilingual. When everyone saw 'Chennai Express,' they said it was a bilingual. But I am proud that 'Chennai Express' is the highest-grossing Hindi film down South.

Rohit Shetty

I AmProudDownSaidBecomeFilm

Whether we live in Sri Lanka or Malaysia or India, the U.K. or the U.S., we face similar issues of understanding, remembering the past that has made us and seeing the future we want.

Romesh Gunesekera

FutureLivePastFaceUnderstanding

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

Martin Short

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Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.

Louis Auchincloss

LifePerfectionFictionWell

I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.

Joshua Bell

I AmTryingKindAdventurousThings

I don't feel the need to have to break out of anything or prove that I'm 'edgy.' Been there, done that mentality. I'm just ready to tackle on new projects that are challenging and help me continue to grow as an artist.

Chrissie Fit

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