Bethany McLean Quotes
The worst story I ever wrote was after the conviction of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay. My co-author and I wrote a piece for 'Fortune' saying everything's going to be different now.
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I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.
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For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which the object is revealed as sensed or perceived or imaged or remembered or thought.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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You mustn't upstage the bride.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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I try not to look back on my life and be regretful.
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I really feel like there's nothing I can't do on the floor.
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I appreciate people who are authentic. Someone who just wants to be cool, I can tell when their intentions aren't right.
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I'm addicted to routine. I don't know if that's because I moved around so much as child - by the time I was 12 years old, I had lived in about 10 different places. But I like going to the theater at a certain time.
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The two contemporary writers whom I consider as role models are Janet Malcolm and Michael Lewis.
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I would really love to do a musical, I don't know in what capacity but something funny.
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The worst story I ever wrote was after the conviction of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay. My co-author and I wrote a piece for 'Fortune' saying everything's going to be different now.
