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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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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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.
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'Sight-seeing is the art of disappointment,' I quoted.
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When you take an Android device out of the box, you have to sign up to nine accounts with different vendors to get the experience iOS comes with.
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My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.
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Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945.
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All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.
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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.
