Cynthia Ozick Quotes

There was a period... when I used to say, with as much ferocity as I could muster, 'I hate Henry James, and I wish he was dead.' Influence is perdition.

Cynthia Ozick

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The whole band is from Alaska. It's like growing up anywhere else.

John Gourley

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There are so many people who just want a flashy object in front of their eyes and don't want to think at all; I find that disturbing.

Andy Kindler

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I think it's better not to mix professional life and personal life - although it is hard.

Ana Ivanovic

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I love getting dressed up and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty.

Amanda Peet

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I don't think American family sitcoms are mean. I guess I really love 'Arrested Development.' I guess they are quite mean in that, but that is also a very silly, surreal, absurd show as well, and it has got a heart as well.

Simon Bird

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I don't know that I have a fascination with witches per se - well, maybe I just have a fascination with everything that's weird.

Rob Zombie

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Whether you want to go into music, whether you want to be a lawyer, whether you want to be President of the United States, the bottom line for all of you is that you have got to get your education.

Michelle Obama

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If you can get to know a person, and you can really understand them, it can usually help you better understand yourself and why you believe what you believe.

Jason Kander

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You can't worry about ageing because that's the worst thing. If you start, then you just keep finding more things you don't like, and then you're finished. There are a lot of things I could have done to my face, but it would never stop.

China Machado

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Some people will stay at home and be content there. Others are born to run. It's that conflict that fascinates me.

Bobbie Ann Mason

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We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.

Bob Cousy

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The major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about educational quality and achievement, high and rising income inequality, the large imbalances between our social insurance commitments and resources - are not about monetary policy.

Timothy Geithner

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