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As a writer, one of the things we all learned from the movies was a kind of compression that didn't exist before people were used… — Salman Rushdie
The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty… — Salman Rushdie
Thomas Pynchon looks exactly like Thomas Pynchon should look. He is tall, he wears lumberjack shirts and blue jeans. He has Albert Einstein white hair… — Salman Rushdie
Our debt is out of control. What was a fiscal challenge is now a fiscal crisis. We cannot deny it; instead we must, as Americans,… — Paul Ryan
When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do. — Paul Ryan
What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know… — Paul Ryan
The people of Wisconsin have been good to me. I've tried to live up to their trust. And now I ask those hardworking men and… — Paul Ryan
Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true.… — Francoise Sagan
I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it. — J D Salinger
Auction houses run a rigged game. They know exactly how many people will be bidding on a work and exactly who they are. In a… — Jerry Saltz
Galleries needn't be exactly like White Columns purely because times are bad again. But the idea of this special space could - should - help… — Jerry Saltz
When the purse strings tighten up at museums, the institutions usually cut back and cancel shows. That's exactly the wrong reaction. In fact, now is… — Jerry Saltz
Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why… — Gus Van Sant
The more moral the people are in their business dealings, the less paperwork you need, the more handshakes you can have, the more the wheels… — Rick Santorum
I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities… — Susan Sarandon
I had two major activities as a child. I was trying to put on shows with kids in my street, or I was drawing. Actually,… — Marjane Satrapi
Human beings have a lot of problems identifying themselves with other human beings who don't resemble them exactly. But there's something about drawing that means… — Marjane Satrapi
I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked? — Jessica Savitch
The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus. — Jessica Savitch
Growing up, my mom was very strict about how I dressed and how I behaved, and I said to myself that I wasn't going to… — Nicole Scherzinger
Chris proposed exactly the way I've always dreamed. Our families were close by, but it was just us out on a beautiful deck overlooking a… — Hillary Scott
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. — Jerry Seinfeld
I am a regular, if not exactly enthusiastic, patron of my local bookshop. I try to buy at least some books there because I cling… — Will Self
I think it's just a lot more pressure to make the scenes work when you're doing a film, because when you're doing a series you… — Chloe Sevigny
I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don't know exactly… — Sam Shepard

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