Helen Garner Quotes

Maybe this is pathetic, but I still dread producing a book that doesn't earn back its advance. I hate obligations that are financially foggy.

Helen Garner

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The difference between a healthy person and one who is mentally ill is the fact that the healthy one has all the mental illnesses, and the mentally ill person has only one.

Robert Musil

PersonHealthyDifferenceMentalWho

I don't do drama. I'm a comedian.

Tracy Morgan

DramaComedian

I love Mel Gibson... I'd like to ask him for a job.

Travis Fimmel

LoveJobAskHimLikeI Love

I don't want to be a Michael Moore-style artist, which is not to disparage Michael Moore. But he seems rather unsuccessful at winning people over who don't already agree with him.

Mohsin Hamid

PeopleWinningArtistWantHimOver

When people think what is the most simple sort of human, it's a white man, and anything else that is added to that complicates it for people. It comes with all kinds of meanings and connotations. If they have a different skin color, that comes with a connotation. If they're a woman, 'Oh well, what do I feel about that?'

Lisa Hanawalt

SimpleWomanManPeopleColorThink

Nothing escapes the vigilance of the New South Wales police; their reputation is known the world over.

Joshua Slocum

PoliceWorldReputationNewNothing

My goal is to be the No. 1 golfer in the world, and I want to chase Tiger.

Jason Day

WorldTigerGoalWantChaseGolfer

At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship.

Jose Carreras

RelationshipProfessionalNowFirst

I can tell you that, you know, when I went to my first movie premiere, it was my own movie, and I wore the best jeans I had and my favorite top. You know, I made sure my hair had some wave in it because I braided it the night before myself.

Diane Lane

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I've seen a lot of Pearl Jam shows, and the only reaction I've ever seen is the audience being completely supportive and loving every moment.

Chris Cornell

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If a woman is financially independent, she can definitely make a bigger contribution in making big decisions and contribute much more. If a woman is financially independent, she can pursue her interests, too.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

WomanDecisionsIndependentMoreShe

It would be a bit awkward to be with a girlfriend who didn't love what you do.

Ashton Irwin

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