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american-author good graceful pleased writers-and-writing
The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway. Jack Vance
american-author films services sort stick
Typically in horror films the character just services the plot, and you really are just going from 'point a' to 'point b,' just so that you can end up at 'point c.' They are just sort of stick characters. That's just not interesting to me. Kevin Williamson
american-author certainly changed exterior growing safe
The exterior circumstances have certainly changed for many children. The world is not the safe place it was when I was growing up. Beverly Cleary
american-author empowered men women
Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished. John Gray
american-author creating ethanol five four gasoline might percent within
Within four or five years the US might be getting 10 percent of its gasoline from ethanol - that would be like creating a new Indonesia. Daniel Yergin
american-author fine house planet tolerable
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? Henry David Thoreau
american-author century except list privilege
The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless except the list of an illiterate. John Sladek
american-author book good prizes work writer
The prizes have some credibility, of course. And they do good work for the writer and for the publisher, by winnowing one book out of the pack. Russell Banks
american-author nearly particular
This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over. Harold Brodkey
century deep demands encourage experience history interested passionate pursue science
The things you're passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking. Megan Smith
century history social
After all, the history of the 20th century is the history of social revolutions. Ernest Mandel
century conditions country quarter rebuild refugees remains return safety
After more than a quarter of a century of misrule, much still remains to be done to rebuild the country. Overall, the conditions are in place for refugees to return to their country in safety and dignity.
century information nation online sure
Once you're online and you see its power, you never go back. What we want to make sure of is that the nation has 21st century infrastructure for information for low-income people. Ben Hecht
century good poem robert trust wonderful wrote
The wonderful 17th Century poet, Robert Herrick, wrote a poem entitled, 'To Live Merrily and to Trust to Good Verses.' Easy to say, Robert Herrick; not always easy to do. But it's a good slogan, I think. Robert Pinsky
century dramatic good political seen shift
We've seen a dramatic shift in the '80s and '90s and into this century with more political involvement by women, and I think that's a good thing.
century components imagination romantic time tradition
There's the tradition of the 19th-century ballets, and the 20th century has had a difficult time with that tradition. And it's had a difficult time with many components of the Romantic imagination because of modernism. Twyla Tharp
century challenge china cost earlier failure germany great handle japan mistake power properly rise
The rise of China as a new power is another great challenge for the US. Our failure to properly handle Germany and Japan earlier in the 20th century cost us and the world dearly. We must not make this same mistake with China. Steve Forbes
century crisis last problem
We want the Y2K problem to be the last crisis of the 20th century and not the first crisis of the 21st century. David Dreier
except felt looked shocked swallowed
The MRI scan looked like I had swallowed a cantaloupe. It was an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I was shocked because, except for the back pain, I felt good. Bob Uecker
except
This is not at all bad, except as prose. Gore Vidal
except hurt nice people remembered
I want to be remembered as a nice person who didn't hurt people - except my ex-husbands, maybe. Eugenie Clark
exception-to-the-rule likes exception
There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule. Charles Osgood
except hard kid legs looking obvious ran worked
We ran really well, ... We worked them really hard Monday, looking ahead, except for one kid who wasn't there, and it's pretty obvious who it was. She had her legs today, and that was a big part of it.
except invitation member national personal relationships special tied within
An invitation to become a member of Augusta National is very special and would never be tied to anything except personal relationships within this club.
except gone
Everything has gone off pretty well, except for the weather.
except structure
Everything you see is new except the structure of the rooms.
except girls gonna guys hit matter
I feel like girls are always fighting guys off at bars, always. Usually girls don't really have to do anything except be there. And if alcohol is involved, you're gonna get hit on. No matter what. Brody Jenner
listen people public stand
People responded to Sandy. At public hearings, which can be so contentious, people would listen to Sandy's presentation and stand up and cheer.
listed tough
It was tough for Jamaal. Jeffers was in there. He's a 6-11 (Jeffers is listed at 6-9) with long arms.
listening
I've been listening to them my whole life.
listening sitting
You're sitting here listening to everything we have to say, but there's nothing we can do about this.
listening acting hardest
Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part. Brett Ratner
listen myriad orator prove replica
It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not prove he is right or they are not fools. George William Russell
listening important receiving
Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving. Carla Bley
listening jazz classical-music
Lately I've been listening to some classical music again, some jazz.
listening emotion music-is
To me, music is emotion and if when you're listening to it and it doesn't make you feel that, then it's not music. Austin Carlile
privilege headache knows
Privilege is a headache, that you don't know that you don't have. Ani Difranco
privilege united-states has-beens
Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life. Dean Heller
privilege techie available
Coding is a privilege, but that privilege is not available to most Americans. Ali Partovi
privilege invisible
Privilege is invisible to those who have it. Michael Kimmel
privilege realizing i-dont-love-you
We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone. Cecelia Ahern
privilege towns small-town
I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. Sarah Palin
privilege records able
Being able to still make records is a privilege. I don't take it casually. Tori Amos