Elfriede Jelinek Quotes

In Austria, a rather authoritarian Catholic country, the role of the social admonisher traditionally fell to artists because there were no great political thinkers.

Elfriede Jelinek

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I became producer so that I could work with persons like him and to rock the world of Hong Kong Cinema a bit.

Andy Lau

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Public-policy-wise, if you want to be consistent, crude oil is a bulk commodity, and you should be able to export it. I would rather the crude go to U.S. refineries to get refined and then export the refined product because we get double, triple the money.

John Shimkus

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We went around and looked and talked to a lot of foundations with those charities and decided upon the Children's Hospital. They had a golf tournament at the time, but it was a small event that didn't raise a significant amount of money.

Tom Kite

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From the start, I was focused on getting the Good Housekeeping Seal. I wanted to go on TV and tell everyone that the Miracle Mop had it. Now, I can proudly say 26 of my products have been approved!

Joy Mangano

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Rappers were my storytellers.

Jason Reynolds

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Every single day has a different combination of exercises. It always changes, and that's what keeps things interesting.

Jason Statham

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I only eat organic. I love salads and believe food is our best medicine. My son is so brainwashed, he thinks McDonald's is the devil.

Deborra-Lee Furness

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Actually, I always dreamed about getting a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle in Olympic swimming. I always thought that would be the epic award in sports to get.

Chris Klein

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I can't stand those shows that come in and make things over and leave the homeowner with a mess to fix afterwards. Not my style!

Bobby Berk

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I'm focused on leaks that hurt the institution of the president and the president himself. I understand we have to leak things to reporters to help shape policy or try to balloon things or do tests on ideas or people for different jobs. I'm talking about nefarious, unnecessary, backstabbing, palace intrigue-like leaks.

Anthony Scaramucci

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If there's anything I think that you've seen about me, it's that I'm the rebellious girl.

Aubrey O'Day

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The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.

William Inge

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