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.
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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.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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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.
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The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.
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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.
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Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my music the way I knew it needed to be made.
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Peace in this life is based upon faith and testimony. We can all find hope from our personal prayers and gain comfort from the scriptures. Priesthood blessings lift us and sustain us. Hope also comes from direct personal revelation, to which we are entitled if we are worthy.
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There's the cool factor, right? You see your face on a sign or your name on something, like, 'Ahh! Here I am!' And then there's a huge responsibility and the scary part of it, which is like, 'Now what happens?' And then you realize, 'Oh, yeah, this is my job.'
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One of the most interesting things about this job is encountering the perceptions people have of me. I'm the person I've always been.
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Create a garden; bring children to farms for field trips. I think it's important that parents and teachers get together to do one or two things they can accomplish well - a teaching garden, connecting with farms nearby, weave food into the curriculum.
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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.
