James A. Michener Quotes
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What novels do that biographies don't is get at truths by penetrating the facts, by going deeper to what's underneath fact, through invention.
Varley O'Connor -
There's nothing unnatural in creation.
Wadada Leo Smith -
CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.
Fareed Zakaria -
The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
Barbara Bush -
We are like petri dishes, where we can innovate, but we want to do it carefully and thoughtfully.
Kate Brown
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I auditioned for 'The Office,' and I don't know if it was a role I could do, but I liked the character. You do one take, and you're reading with a person who's just sitting in a chair and not really... you're not playing off someone, which is what I like to do. I like to play around and find the moment.
Nathan Fielder -
You gotta improvise in life. You gotta improv if the police pull you over.
J. B. Smoove -
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
Wade Boggs -
I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well.
Victor Ponta -
It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
Madeleine Stowe -
For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
Felix Dennis
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
Rachel Kushner -
To people who traditionally charge $10,000 for a 3D animating app, we say you should be free-to-play and generate a revenue stream. Think of a 3D modeling package almost like an RPG.
Gabe Newell -
'Radioactive' is the fall out of my life's inspirations, a testament to my ability to survive it all and to tell the story.
Yelawolf -
I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet -
What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
Sabrina Carpenter -
I have no desire to enter politics. Because I am not suited for that.
N. R. Narayana Murthy
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My everyday life is not just walking around on clouds. But you have to give the really special things in life importance and not let the temporary things roll you off the road.
Anat Cohen -
The mainstream needs Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell. The mainstream needs RuPaul.
Billy Eichner -
I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
Jack Ma -
Anyone can be falsely accused of a crime. Everyone accused of a crime deserves a fair trial.
John Garamendi -
The funny thing is I'm actually really insecure. I have a lot of girl issues - 'I'm not pretty enough,' 'I'm not skinny enough' - but there is a confidence I have in what I can do. I did tend to overcompensate to cover up other insecurities that I have.
Lindsay Pearce -
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.
James A. Michener