Elif Batuman Quotes

It's possible to watch 'Gone Girl' and feel that you have seen something terribly bleak. But it's also possible to receive it as good news. Any powerful articulation of the need for change is also a testimony to the possibility of change.

Elif Batuman

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ChangeGoodGirlFeelYouPowerful

Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.

Jennifer O'Neill

ForgivenessPowerMisunderstoodWell

I did some background work for a movie called 'Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius' in Atlanta and got bit by the bug. That was it. I saved a few thousand dollars and packed up my car. I had hoped that I would start working just doing some modeling stuff or something while I studied acting. I thought I could support myself that way.

Matt Lanter

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You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion.

Steve Forbes

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When the USS New Jersey is commissioned, it will be a source of pride for everyone in our state for decades.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

PrideNewWillEveryoneSourceOur

I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.

Diane Abbott

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Business must be the solution, not the problem.

Dennis Weaver

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Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine.

Douglas Coupland

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We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.

Aretha Franklin

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I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.

Ashton Eaton

ThinkPersonMostI ThinkSpecific

As the leader of an oil-producing nation, I know how hard it can be to prioritize environmental issues, but the short-term risk to our economic security is far outweighed by the potential risk to our national and regional security.

Ali Bongo Ondimba

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I've always hated modeling. It's superficial and fake, and I hate to have to care about what I look like. I get a pimple and freak. The whole business is all about selling beautiful girls' faces and bodies, so how can there be anything intelligent or nice about that except for the girl who makes money?

Paulina Porizkova

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As you know, I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. And while I'm abroad on training camp, I train three times a day, often for two hours a time, and I haven't got time to respond to all the people that ask questions.

Tyson Fury

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