"I’m reading! I don’t want to be disturbed!"
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"People who work for me know that they have a lot of autonomy. I like to know what's going on, and I'll offer my opinion, but I want people to feel that they can say to me, "That's great that you have that opinion, but, no, we're not going to do that.""
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"And.. are you willing to go all the way? To understand that food is only a stand-in for love and possibility and spirit? Because if you aren't, you will get caught up in gaining and losing weight for the rest of your life. But if you are willing, then the portal to what you say you want is truly on your plate."
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"We always want to change the channel in our minds because we don't like what's going on. It's uncomfortable."
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"If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor."
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"So, in every case if you really love someone there is an element of submission to them because you want what's best for them, and at times they're going to tell you what's best for them. Even if you have second thoughts about it, you'll probably still do it because you love them."
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"First, if you love the Kindle and it works for you, it isn't problematic, and you should ignore all my criticisms and read the way you want to read."
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"The great thing about novels is that you can be as unshy as you want to be. I'm very polite in person. I don't want to talk about startling or upsetting things with people."
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"You can't tell a story linearly if you want people to understand."
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"I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife."
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"When I got back from the war in 1946 people didn't want the Mr. Smith kind of movie any more, and I refused to make war pictures."
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"We don't want to get frustrated because it sticks in your mind too much. We have to work at it and see what we did wrong."
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"One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like."
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"Do you want me to ride you like a rented mule, or do you prefer to be Mr. Missionary Position? I'm fine with wither, so it doesn't matter to me."
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"I don't really want to do topless stuff anymore."
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"I want to break the taboo against questioning this drive for maximum longevity."
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"I've heard doctors say that before the crisis hits, people don't want prolonged measures, but then in the middle of the crisis they want everything."
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"Almost anyone you talk to will say, 'I don't want to die plugged into machines."
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"I want to create a society that is working for me and with me - and I am working for society, not against it."
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"And when I say craziest, I mean, like, I want to do like Olympic-level things."
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