Suzanne Vega Quotes

Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.

Suzanne Vega

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LifeMeWritingDetailsMy Life

Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you.

Anna Quindlen

MotherWomanManBabyYouFall

I love Christy Turlington in the '80s and '90s. Classic.

Sonoya Mizuno

LoveClassicI LoveChristy

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

Robert Benchley

PeopleBornThingsBeingWellDid

The first draft often is really fast, and I'd be terribly ashamed if anybody ever saw it.

Jonathan Dee

FastFirstAshamedSawDraftReally

A bright lipstick is a quick way to glam up my look.

Christina Tosi

LookLipstickWayBrightQuickUp

For the very first time, viewers will be able to watch their favorite shows before the rest of the world.

Peter Chernin

TimeWorldRestWillFirst Time

Karl Malone used a lot of veteran stuff that I thought was cool. Charles Barkley taught me a lot when I played against him. How he would use his body or use his dribble to get people in there and all that stuff. Veteran moves.

Tim Duncan

PeopleMeCoolThoughtBodyHim

I would hate to live in the country, unless I was living on a farm.

Nina Bawden

LiveHateFarmCountryLivingWould

The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.

Nina Fedoroff

GoodScienceInfluenceAdviceOpen

I debated in high school! If you told things that weren't true or just made things out of whole cloth, you were penalized. It's too bad they don't apply the same standards to presidential candidates as they do to high school students.

Mark Hamill

SchoolHigh SchoolYouBadTrueOut

When you record, you live with what you recorded for many many years, but when you play it's just an hour and a half and then once it's over it's over.

Keren Ann

LiveYouPlayOverYearsHalf

I believe that anyone can be what they want to be; it just comes down to hard work.

Kiesza

WorkHard WorkBelieveDownWant

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