Jonathan Franzen Quotes

I am not somebody who goes around saying men are superior or that male writers are superior. In fact, I really go out of my way to champion women's work that I think is not getting enough attention. None of that is ever enough. Because a villain is needed. It's like there's no way to make myself not male.

Jonathan Franzen

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I'm still that kid that worked at Subway and Target.

Jimmy Gomez

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You can find my book at your favorite bookstore, and if it isn't there, find a new favorite.

Joan Rivers

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

John Burroughs

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Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.

Jenny Packham

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I could not play a straight-ahead courageous hero. It's not what I do.

Robert Picardo

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We're going to be selling our product to the American consumer. We want to have Americans who understand American consumers.

Anand Mahindra

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Sometimes I'm very impatient. I also feel the need to please everyone, which is unnecessary and impossible.

Steve Nash

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When you overcome a profound loss, or there's some catalyst in your life that shifts everything, if you're able to take it in stride and heal, it can make for much more three-dimensional and empathetic people.

Rose McIver

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I'd like to be a piano player.

Chris Daughtry

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I think it can be fun to be single and date-like when you don't want a relationship. Or when you've just gotten out of a relationship, and, after get over the initial shock, your thinking, Hey, it's kind of cool being single.

Breckin Meyer

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I have nothing to hide. So when I spoke about my lip job, a lot of people called me brave for coming out.

Anushka Sharma

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I think fashion is a lot of fun. I love clothes. More than fashion or brand labels, I love design. I love the thought that people put into clothes. I love when clothes make cultural statements and I think personal style is really cool. I also freely recognize that fashion should be a hobby.

Anne Hathaway

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