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I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.
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I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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I complain to one of my fellow servers that I don't understand how she can go so long without food. Well, I don't understand how you can go so long without a cigarette, she responds in a tone of reproach. Because work is what you do for others; smoking is what you do for yourself.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2001) Ch. 1: Serving in Florida (p. 31) -
I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.
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I discovered a long time ago that if I helped people get what they wanted, I would always get what I wanted and I would never have to worry.
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I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.
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I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right.
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I do not look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
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I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel. I think this is what lifts a book from that early calculated, artificial stage.
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I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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I don't like long tours. I find it much easier to go out for a short spurt every month.
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I don't like to leave my children for long periods of time. It's made me more picky about roles that are close, especially on television.
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I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.
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I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.
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I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly.
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I don't think that a leader can control to any great extent his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction.
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