Ellen Goodman Quotes
I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box.
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I always watch the work I do.
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I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me.
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I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew to love it.
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If you love something - and there are things that I love - you do want more and more and more of it, but that's not the way to produce good work. So as an author, I need to write what I need to write.
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The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.
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I love doing impressions of politicians because the task is always to imagine the private lives of these people whose job it is to project an image of staunch, unflinching leadership and grace, and that's just not how human beings, in their heart of hearts, work.
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To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
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I need to work to feel well.
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A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right.
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When you spend a lot of money on one player, you want him to prove himself, but the way football works, one day you can be good, the next you can be bad, and the next after that, you can be very bad. I have come to Manchester City to work very hard and to help my friends make Manchester City great.
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However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.
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Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.
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The reason why I'm a conservative is because conservative policies work and they improve opportunities. They are the avenue for climbing the economic dream.
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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.
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Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.
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I feel like I've made good friends with people I've worked with, but in terms of lasting inspiration, it is probably Matthew Vaughn who directed 'Kingsman' who's been really supportive, loyal to me, and been a really good person to work with.
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Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.
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I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.
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I really don't feel the need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because, at the end of the day, it's just somebody's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They have a particular process, and they're welcome to do it however they want to do it.
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I was seen as a little weirdo. But I was certain I wasn't a weirdo. I knew who the weirdos were, and it wasn't me!
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We should be ready to reach out beyond our planet and beyond our solar system to find out what is really going on out there.
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If I could dwellWhere IsrafelHath dwelt, and he where I,He might not sing so wildly wellA mortal melody,While a bolder note than this might swellFrom my lyre within the sky.
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The life of any chronically ill person becomes extremely isolating.
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I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box.
