James Patterson Quotes
People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think that changes things, when it doesn't.James Patterson
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
Val McDermid -
I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
Feist -
Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
Patrick Ewing -
A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
Vera Wang -
Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
Tammy Duckworth -
The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.
Lamar Odom
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
Abbas Kiarostami -
I was actually not some sort of a child prodigy by any stretch.
Pardis Sabeti -
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
Mahatma Gandhi -
If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.
Daniel Craig -
There's a lot of pressure on Broadway. There's this feeling that the show has to be a commercial success and the producers have to make their money back and Tonys and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Laura Benanti -
In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.
Patrick O'Brian
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
Laura Dern -
I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the music talk to me about what it's about.
Ice T -
I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
Nathan Fillion -
I was excited to make my own 'Neverland.'
Gail Carson Levine -
I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.
Randy Newman -
I'm pretty boring.
Abigail Breslin
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Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology nor ocean currents will respect our national boundaries.
Lisa Murkowski -
We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.
Jane Byrne -
Because I select my players from a feeling that comes to me when I am with them, a certain sympathy you might call it, or a vibration that exists between us that convinces me they are right.
Erich von Stroheim -
There's been a lot of simple vilification of right-wing people. It's really easy to say, 'Well, you're Christian, you're anti-this and that, and I hate you.' But to me, it's more interesting to say, 'What is this person like and how do they really think?'
Louis C. K. -
Tis better people think you a fool, then open your mouth and erase all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln -
People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think that changes things, when it doesn't.
James Patterson