Bobbie Ann Mason Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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Our mission is to help founders and anyone or anything that helps founders helps us with our mission.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is.
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I have to trust what I do and then do it.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like.
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I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird. But they were like, 'If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again.' So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it. There's a lot of boobs. I hated my boobs! Because I was flat-chested.
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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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It's an interesting thing to be in your forties and evaluate success and take ownership of some disasters and some pain and try to forgive a little bit - yourself and others.
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If you can't write your song in half an hour, you're in trouble - which is always true.
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I think I'm a very lazy writer and by that I mean that I do not battle, I don't struggle too hard against it. If I have difficulties in the writing, I just go and do other things. I don't feel a compulsion to write.
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A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries the reader through Welty's long, productive writing career and introduces her family and friends along the way. The book's very readable text, its lovely use of Welty quotes, and its excellent photographs make the work a treasure. This intimate look at Eudora Welty is a welcome addition for her readers.
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I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.
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I never, ever talk about writing to anyone at all.
