Larry King Quotes
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Life in cities is not a spring but a river, or rather, a water main. It progresses like a novel, artificially.
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I'm an artist; I'm not going to use trigonometry.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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I'm a big fan of Katy Perry.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
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On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.
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I had $20,000, and I started up JYSK.
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Our family had been shattered, but we now are more united, and the remains of my family and the majority of my mother's family are glad to know the truth about a horrible crime.
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Before the 20th century, the ulcer was not a respectable disease. Doctors would say, 'You're under a lot of stress.' Nineteenth-century Europe and America had all these crazy health spas and quack treatments.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
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No formal course in fiction-writing can equal a close and observant perusal of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe or Ambrose Bierce.
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Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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People want you to fail.
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One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place - even for its enemies.
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I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous.
