Edmund White Quotes

Early on, after gay liberation, there was an almost Stalinist pressure from gay critics and even gay readers to write about positive role models. We were never supposed to write negative things about gays, or else we were seen as collaborating with the enemy.

Edmund White

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What do we believe? Why do we believe it?

Joey Skaggs

BelieveWhy

What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Like many other Laureates, I have benefit immeasurably from the love and support of my wife and children.

John Pople

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I get so insecure about studio sessions.

Amber Mark

GetStudioInsecureAbout

Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.

Robert Caro

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I don't know if I can say exactly what I seek in books, but one of them would be to deepen and expand my understanding of the world.

Mary Gaitskill

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You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don't think you have a chance to catch it. And then your natural ability just takes over.

Mike Trout

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If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.

Joyce Meyer

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Once I have a book in my head, I write progressive drafts fast and obsessively and have trouble sleeping.

Dean Bakopoulos

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I believe that this is not only the view of the people on both sides of the Strait. It is also the common expectation of the US, Japan and the international community.

Chen Shui-bian

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I'm not Ted Nugent. My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature. I would never hunt. I would never wear fur. I would never go to a bullfight. I'm not really a meat and potatoes guy.

Anthony Bourdain

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