James McBride Quotes
As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.James McBride
Quotes to Explore
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I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.
Laura Marling -
The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
Cam Gigandet -
Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
Octavia E. Butler -
Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
Nas -
I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
Cameron Sinclair -
I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
Ralph Norman
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
Oscar Hijuelos -
The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
Karl Marx -
I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
Rachel Nichols -
When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
Vicki Lawrence -
My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
Karen Bender -
I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
Kara Walker
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
Eddie Bernice Johnson -
I have seen life from the top down and the bottom up. I know how it looks both ways. And I know there is wisdom and that there is hope.
L. Ron Hubbard -
Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
Randy Newman -
I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
Jack Vance -
Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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She might have liked to try to strangle him with those slender fingers of hers, but she wanted to make a job of it and this great patience with which she waited for her claws to grow was in itself a form of enjoyment.
Emile Zola -
I kind of tend to do most of my adventures in my mind.
Adam Young -
I want to be free... free to develop my art.
Natalia Makarova -
With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.
Flea Red Hot Chili Peppers -
I came from the stage so it was a different kind of acting, or a different arena of acting, and I just loved to do it as a kid. It's really gratifying to get to create these different characters and to get to create different voices and to get to wear different clothes.
Freddy Rodriguez -
As far as making a living, if plumbing earned more, I'd probably do it. At least you can leave the job at home once the tools are put away. A writer works in his mind 24/7.
James McBride