Rachel Kushner Quotes

Tone is somewhat totalising in that, once I locate it, it tells me what kind of syntax to use, what word choices to make, how much white space to leave on the page, what sentence length, what the rhythmic patterning will be. If I can't find the tone, I sometimes try narrating through the point of view of someone else.

Rachel Kushner

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I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour.

Maynard James Keenan

LifeThinkMediaMysteryGlamour

If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.'

John Lewis

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My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise Hardy, which became hits.

Jean-Michel Jarre

HomeWritingCountryFirstBreak

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

Tony La Russa

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If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt!

Rudy Rucker

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If you don't have the time or money to get to the gym, work out at home. It saves tons of time and makes life more efficient.

Mary Helen Bowers

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Women like to watch women fight because it makes them feel sort of empowered physically and mentally. They feel kind of jazzed and excited by it.

Lucy Liu

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I'd much rather win in three or four sets than go the distance all the time; I seem to put everyone through the wringer quite a bit.

Lleyton Hewitt

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Washington is a city that coddles up to and worships power.

Joshua Micah Marshall

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The skating community is very fickle. And with me, they're especially fickle for whatever reason. Maybe I bring it on myself, but if you don't prove yourself and you don't skate consistently, then they can very easily write you off and bring somebody from behind you and put them in your place.

Johnny Weir

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I began my career performing in plays and musicals in New York, but by the mid-'80s, opportunities in Hollywood beckoned and I made the move to Los Angeles. It was a good decision. Work took off, but most important, I met my family out there - my husband, Bill, and the children we would adopt: Elijah, Mae-Mae, and Aron.

Christine Ebersole

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I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.

CM Punk

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