Fannie Hurst Quotes
There is no adequate definition for creative writing, any more than it is possible to describe pain or flavor or color.
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The ability and desire to transform the mundane materials at hand that we both bring into the collaboration well beyond the sum total of the parts - to birth a new baby neither of us could claim single parentage of.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.
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Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
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People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I'm doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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I don't believe in the 100 crore club.
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The present level of armaments could be taken as the starting point. It could be stipulated in an international treaty that these armaments should be simultaneously and uniformly reduced by a certain proportion in all countries.
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I'm trying to see what way I could lead so when the opportunity comes, it won't just hit me in the face.
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Don't worry. For a man who has been dead for fifteen years I am in remarkable health. Love. Mr. Barrymore.
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There is no adequate definition for creative writing, any more than it is possible to describe pain or flavor or color.
