Sarah Addison Allen Quotes

I'm a classic stress-eater, so I know a lot about how eating can become a way of hiding from what's really wrong. I escape into food. But some people escape into books. Some into relationships that might not be good for them. The three main characters in 'The Sugar Queen' struggle with each of these comforts-turned-crutches.

Sarah Addison Allen

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I didn't have an agent until I got 'Hairspray.' I had to get a Broadway show without an agent to get an agent.

Andrew Rannells

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I say, 'I'm bi, my love knows no gender,' and the straight community says, 'Oh right, that's just a cover-up - you're gay!' And the gay community says, 'Yeah right, that's just a cover-up - you're gay.' They both want to push me gay.

Andy Dick

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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

Max Lerner

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We need a lot more positive Latin role models in movies and in television. They exist! It's not fiction.

John Leguizamo

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In the 1980s, corporate raiders began mounting unfriendly takeovers of companies that could deliver higher returns to their shareholders - if they abandoned their other stakeholders.

Robert Reich

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I just can't live without chocolate - I have between two and six pieces every day.

Sonia Rykiel

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Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.

Tori Amos

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It does irritate me when I am described as a controversialist and commentator on Israel.

Tony Judt

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I never thought of myself as a good singer.

Loleatta Holloway

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It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Dolly Parton

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It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.

Christo

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I find a lot of up-and-coming musicians I enjoy, present them to my viewers - and hopefully inflate the growth of these artists by putting them in front an audience that wouldn't have been aware of them.

Connor Franta

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