David Grann Quotes

My night stand is more like a geological structure: a bunch of books piled on the floor with its own strata.

David Grann

Night

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I do try to structure everything in a way that's very much like a pop song. I try to keep the arrangements really simple, just to make everything essential.

Washed Out
- Song
- Simple
- Try
I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.

Wayne Gretzky
- Hockey
- Speed
- Size
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.

Barbara Hepworth
- Work
- Day
- Professional
The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me - in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I'd take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this.

Sally Mann
- Me
- Reading
- Look
Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.

Zach Galifianakis
- People
- Career
- Wish
The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.

L. Lionel Kendrick