James A. Michener Quotes
I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.
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In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.
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When I was, like, 16, I went in to the head of Disney, and I hadn't taken acting class really at all, and I didn't know what I was doing, and it was really embarrassing. Of course, you think Disney wants over-the-top and funny, and I was just trying to be over-the-top and funny, and it just wasn't working, and that was the worst.
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I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.
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I think I'm a bit odd.
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Sometimes I don't understand why I'm sitting here.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity; that, at least one may replace the parent.
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Time was God's first creation.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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I think I'm like a free spirit.
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Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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On certain, delicate subjects, bringing in outsiders to talk about values is pertinent because pupils listen to them more attentively.
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The country of Britain is wonderful because of its royalty.
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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President Trump named Rand his favorite writer and 'The Fountainhead' his favorite novel.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.
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I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.
