Fannie Hurst Quotes
Crushed to earth and rising again is an author's gymnastic. Once he fails to struggle to his feet and grab his pen, he will contemplate a fact he should never permit himself to face: that in all probability books have been written, are being written, will be written, better than anything he has done, is doing, or will do.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I think you can say anybody uses anything as a gimmick. Is Adele's not having gimmicks her gimmick? It's hard to say, isn't it? Really, I think that everybody has something that people like or that's great about them.
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As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.
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My direction has never really changed, because I don't think that you can really work gimmicks in gospel music. With gospel music, there is this central theme that always comes around about the love of God, the love of Jesus and the power that you have through Jesus Christ. You don't need a gimmick when you have that.
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
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I really don't like going out anymore. I used to love it, but now it's not fun. I'd rather have friends come over and hot have to worry about crazy people taking pictures.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through.
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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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But for the first time, we haven't made a huge leap forward in sound from our last album. Fans who own Kid A should be able to get their heads around it.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I feel like I've accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest. It would be hard for me to go back and outdo myself.
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Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct 'British' accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it.
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God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back.
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I don't think my daughter wants to see me on the toilet. Lila has seen me nude.
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I can watch a movie and go, 'Oh, my god, that person is acting.' If you just listen to what the other person is saying, your response will always be genuine.
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I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.
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I'm not a vegan - especially when it comes to protein quality. I stick with the traditional proteins.
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When you're an author, you're always two people. Jasper the writer is different from Jasper the person at home.
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When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity.
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Even when I look straight into the milky blue eyes I can't find myself any more. When did I stop being me?
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Crushed to earth and rising again is an author's gymnastic. Once he fails to struggle to his feet and grab his pen, he will contemplate a fact he should never permit himself to face: that in all probability books have been written, are being written, will be written, better than anything he has done, is doing, or will do.
