"As one went to Europe to see the……" — Alison Lurie
"As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future."
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11 Quotes by Alison Lurie
Alison Lurie has 11 quotes on this site.
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We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and…
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There's a rule, I think. You get what you want in life, but not your second choice too.
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The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the…
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Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise.
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Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world
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When other people first became aware of the cow, they expressed concern and anxiety. They suggested strategies for getting the…
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Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should…
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If nothing will finally survive of life besides what artists report of it, we have no right to report what…
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There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet,…
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We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and…
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More California Quotes
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one of 808 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every…
— Michele Bachmann
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Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I…
— Joseph Barbera
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There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.
— Edward Abbey
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Since I had my gastric bypass surgery in 1998, I eat like a bird. Unfortunately, that bird is a California…
— Roseanne Barr
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I'm never going to get married again. Three strikes, you're out. I think if I would try to get married…
— Roseanne Barr
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California is an unbelievable state. One day I might be in a spiritual place like Joshua Tree, then before I…
— Drew Barrymore
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California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.
— Saul Bellow
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In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything…
— Saul Bellow
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I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We…
— Halle Berry
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Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has…
— Jan Brewer
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We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing…
— Stephen Breyer
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My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.
— Dave Brubeck
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