Eleanor Catton Quotes

I don't see that my age has anything to do with what is between the covers of my book, any more than the fact that I am right-handed. It's a fact of my biography, but it's uninteresting.

Eleanor Catton

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I went out with seven actors in a row. There are problems with that. I've had the really good-looking dramatic actor, and that has its problems. And then I'll go out with the funny guy. It's almost like the funny guy has more to prove.

Jennifer Coolidge

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One thing I disliked about being a lawyer was billing for my time.

Andrew Yang

TimeLawyerBeingOne ThingMy Time

I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.

Maya Rudolph

GrowFantasyGrow UpUpBeingStill

It is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.

John Maynard Keynes

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Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.

Ann Macbeth

WorldRiskExpensiveIndustryFilm

As the people of Shishmaref lose their natural hunting grounds to the warming sea, they are forced to buy U.S. canned goods from the only local store on the island; however, this is not their natural diet and cannot sustain them throughout the year.

Amy J. Berg

SeaPeopleDietYearLoseHunting

I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance.

Ron Eldard

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I've always been attracted to weirdos.

Roisin Murphy

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I refuse to do Snapchat. I'm not getting it, and I kind of like having mystery.

Rozonda Thomas

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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million souls. Steam rising from vents underground makes you wonder if there isn't one giant sweat gland lodged beneath the city.

Diane Ackerman

New YorkCityYouWonderSummerNew

If you take a reasonable amount of vitamin C regularly, the incidence of the common cold goes down. If you get a cold and start immediately, as soon as you start sneezing and sniffling, the cold just doesn't get going.

Linus Pauling

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If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

LeVar Burton

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