Dean Koontz Quotes
If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.
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My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula.
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I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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You know, I'm very proud of the large number of Hispanic endorsements that I've received.
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I felt bad to have to get divorced. I wasn't proud of that.
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I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.
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When I talk football with my friends, I don't talk about Tom Brady's hair. I talk about how he handles the blitz, or how he runs his offense. I talk as a fan. I don't want pink jerseys, and I don't want dumbed-down content. I want to be treated as a real fan - because I am proud to be one.
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Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics.
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My mother and I were very close and even when I left home and came to London I would ring her every day. She was very proud of me and loved my celebrity. She would often come to shoots and TV shows with me.
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A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams.
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Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.
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Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly.
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My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.
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We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
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I'm about to become a member of the Chemists Society of America. I'm very proud of that.
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Houston's one of the most diverse urban areas in the entire country, and most people here are really proud of that.
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Obviously, as you grow up, no one's ever 100 percent proud of every decision that they've made, and that's OK. I think as long as you learn from your mistakes and don't make them over and over again, you're on the right path.
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When I started Victoria Principal Products, there were 22 full-time employees - they were all women.
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From a young age, I felt like I was supposed to be the sort of female who is doing something strong.
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No, I don't know any Emily Dickinson poems!
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I was 26 when I went to my first acting class. I'm naturally quite shy. I'm a quite private person. There's this really strange acting class in New York called Black Nexxus. For someone who's slightly shy or self-conscious, it's the most frightening thing you can do.
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If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of, use a pen-name for that.