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alone basically obviously solitary survive surviving work
'The Creative Habit' is basically about how you work alone, how you survive as a solitary artist. 'The Collaborative Habit' is obviously about surviving with other people. Twyla Tharp
alone dropping fact half spite word
The fact is that most 'Irish-Americans', in spite of dropping the word 'Irish' into half of all sentences, couldn't find Europe on an atlas, let alone Ireland. Ian Watson
alone characters stories
In the old days, I just could not leave characters alone. Now I just try to keep the ones that still have something in the way of stories to tell.
alone home preferred took
I put on 'Starstruck' for my kids, and they started getting bored. I was so upset, I took it off. They preferred 'Home Alone.' Gillian Armstrong
alone angst except
I've been in that angst of loneliness, where you're really alone in the universe, except for the dog. William Shatner
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How can we educators claim credit for understanding, let alone teaching, the 'global mind' without a single course on the impact of religion on every day life?
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Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.
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When I first started writing, it was me alone with a computer in my apartment. I hated the time away from other people, and my writing sucked. Now I have a laptop; I can do the most tedious part of my job in a public place. Chuck Palahniuk
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay. Zubin Mehta
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To me, a poem that's in rhyme and meter is the difference between watching a film in full color and watching a film in black and white. Not that a few black and white films aren't wonderful. So are certain successful pieces of free verse. X. J. Kennedy
certain using
I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists. Yann Martel
certain comparing hemingway knew love wrote
I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. Imelda May
certain characters dialect prepare special
Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that. Idris Elba
certain guy interested succeeded
When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say, 'O.K., that's it; merci.' But I'm not interested in that. Gad Elmaleh
certain fiction science urban within
I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk. Gail Carriger
certain grew insecure
I grew up being really insecure and dumped on, over-feeling certain things in a negative way. So I thought I had something to prove.
certain empire general great hotel owning state tower trump
Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor. Donald Trump
certain people themselves time type willing writer
Books are not brands. Some people are very willing to see themselves as a brand, but you can't be a certain type of writer to a certain type of person all the time. It will kill you. Zadie Smith
expectations people trying
People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby. Bill Bruford
expectations speech
When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable. Bill Bradley
expectation turned
That was his expectation when he turned up at that meeting.
expectation obviously open prepared quicker
That would be our expectation, ... I'm obviously open to quicker timetables, but we're prepared for that one. Stephen Harper
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Voters who are for McCain now in New Hampshire are not going to turn away from McCain because he did poorly in Iowa because there's no expectation for McCain in Iowa.
expectation hit
We haven?t really hit our expectation in Connecticut.
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I think my expectation is too high. That gets me in trouble a lot of times. I'm hitting good shots to 15 feet, and I'm not happy with it. I should take it and go and play the next hole.
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It does seem there is a meteorite dumping ground here now, and our expectation is if you spend time looking in this area, you should be able to find lots more meteorites.
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People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day. Halle Berry
expects favorite nobody player position
The 9-hole is my most favorite position in the lineup. Nobody ever expects that player can hit.
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Utah State expects to win their opener, they expect to advance, because they've done it before. We're very familiar with the job they've done over the years.
expects federal move nearly nobody reserve
Nearly unanimous. Nobody expects the Federal Reserve to move today.
expects second state trip
For me, this second trip to state was about pride, so it was a little harder. Everyone expects us to be there.
expects jobs lets people work
He lets the people who work for him do their jobs. He expects not only a vision, but follow-through on the vision.
expects rope
He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.
expects upset
He expects us to win. And if we don't, he's not going to be the only one who's upset about it. Johnny Damon
expects hurricane lift ready week within
He expects to be back within a week or so. He told me he had his hurricane go-bag all packed and ready to go, but he couldn't lift it.
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He expects the most from you. You better be ready to come to the field and give 100 percent and be professional, or you'll suffer the consequences. He's not going to let you slack. He's going to hold you accountable.
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Thoughts is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Bertrand Russell