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Joan Didion Quotes: The secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy.
         

The secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy.


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The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.



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The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.



To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.



We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.



I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.



Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.



We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.



The fear is for what is still to be lost.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.



Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.



Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.





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The only reason I'm an actor is that a lady pulled out of a parking space in front of a producer's office.

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Morality is your agreement with yourself to abide by your own rules.



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The power of an intention multiplies, depending upon how many people are thinking the same thought at the same time.



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The true way and the sure way to friendship is through humility-being open to each other, accepting each other just as we are, knowing each other.



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The future isn't so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it's about making change.



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