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Over the months of letting people hang around and hang around, it costs you something.


Amy Veltri

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CHARLES M. SCHULZ I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
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MALIA DAVIS If we pull off an upset, ... I might hang around the field a little while.
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JIM MILLER It will hang over edges, just the thing you want in baskets.
DAVE WILDUNG When I do get the chance I just love to hang around at home with friends and family.
DELTA GOODREM He's one of a kind. He's going to go out and tell it how it needs to be told. He's the kind of guy e...
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KIRK SPERAW I don't have to hang around a pub, really, to get an idea. I usually visit it once, get the layo...
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ANNA DEAVERE SMITH Hang out with the powerful and people will kneel before you wherever you go.
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JENNIFER TILLY Our defense is good, and we want to be competitive, ... We want to win. We're not just here to hang ...
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AMY SEDARIS People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.
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AMY SEDARIS I think it's still kind of weird to memorize a line, because you're supposed to 'be'...
AMY SEDARIS More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They ...
AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it becaus...
AMY SEDARIS I'm gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color - it's an old lady color.
AMY SEDARIS If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway...
AMY SEDARIS You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character acto...
AMY SEDARIS Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny ...
AMY SEDARIS But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty.
AMY SEDARIS My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.
AMY SEDARIS When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yoursel...
AMY SEDARIS Books are challenging and inspirational to me.
AMY SEDARIS I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop.
AMY SEDARIS I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, includ...
AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd ge...
AMY SEDARIS I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I'm gonna do it, and I'll see what riff ...
AMY SEDARIS We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.
AMY SEDARIS My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea m...
AMY SEDARIS I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.
AMY SEDARIS I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
AMY PURDY