Janet Frame Quotes

They meant abnormal. Divisions of the kind were fashionable at that time, and it was so easy to stifle one's need to help by deciding that help could neither be accepted nor understood.

Janet Frame

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Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.

Joe Morton

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Sad to say, negative advertising really works.

Jerry Della Femina

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I have no desire to sell Rent the Runway. I have a 50-year vision for Rent the Runway, at least, to change consumer behavior and actually put the closet in the cloud.

Jennifer Hyman

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I exercise every day. It's what makes me happy.

Andie MacDowell

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You have heard me say many times that I want strong leaders who feel free to express their opinions.

Jeffrey Lurie

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I had relationships with men as well as women. I wasn't choosing; I didn't think I had to.

Jeanette Winterson

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I made a deliberate choice to write something people would enjoy, not knock people out with 'Boy, he can really put a clause together!'

Jeff Lindsay

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I just kind of change, constantly, what my focus is. So whatever is stimulating me or inspiring me at the time is what I focus on.

Amy Jo Johnson

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I probably watch less than one hour of television a week. And when I do watch television, it's usually a football game. Sometimes I'll watch a news broadcast for a few minutes. Otherwise, I don't have time.

Tommy Lee Jones

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Who doesn't love digging into a plate of crab cakes or going after a chilled cracked crab with crab cracker, cocktail fork and a plastic bib for protection?

Tom Douglas

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Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.

Luis Fortuno

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I think that President Obama is beginning to realize that a lot of his plans have backfired.

Jonathan Krohn

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