Maria Semple Quotes

When I graduated high school, I was one of many English-majors-to-be traveling through Europe with a copy of 'Let's Go Europe' in one hand, 'Anna Karenina' in the other, a Eurail pass for a bookmark.

Maria Semple

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SchoolHigh SchoolCopyGoHand

You don't need to exorcise your personal demons onstage.

Jimmy Kimmel

DemonsYouPersonalNeedYour

My father and I used to watch movies all the time. That was our bonding time, so that's when I kind of fell in love with acting.

Jessica Barth

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I tend to be a jam-band fan, and I love the Rolling Stones.

Jessy Schram

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I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful.

Joan Cusack

WorkFunThinkFeelYouMeaningful

My detractors would be mistaken to believe that the allegations against me that had no basis and were all lies would distract me. I continue to do my job.

Jejomar Binay

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I'm really inspired to build a billion-dollar company. The hardest part is building the vehicle to get you there.

Robert Herjavec

BuildingYouBuildCompanyInspired

It's so interesting that the romantic side of my life comes from my father, who I really didn't even know that well.

Sophie B. Hawkins

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I'm a night person. My best times are midnight to six, actually.

Rita Dove

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It is fun to say hi to people. It is always good to meet them and give high-fives and stuff.

Liza Koshy

GoodFunPeopleSayMeetAlways

You realize that you can't win 'em all. You try to win 'em all; you get frustrated, but you gotta have a short fuse either way. Success in the NFL is just as deadly as allowing yourself to kinda wallow in sorrow. It works both ways.

Jon Beason

SuccessYourselfWinShortYouWay

I'm an entertainer: I want to make people laugh, cry. I want to move them.

Dinah Manoff

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In practice, getting rid of crony capitalism is incredibly difficult.

Chrystia Freeland

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