Frank Shorter Quotes
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The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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If you get depressed, you can be stuck for months; if you have an analyst, you at least have a chance of getting out of it faster.
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If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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GIS started on mainframe computers; we could get one map every five to 10 hours, and if we made a mistake, it could take longer. In the early '90s, when people started buying PCs, we migrated to desktop software.
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My spiritual evolution I would describe as journey from literalism to figuratism. I now see all religious texts as pointing to an ineffable truth.
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I'm not in the Shakespeare stakes. I have no ambition.
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I don't even want to touch on the topic of black quarterback, because I think this game is bigger than black, white or even green.
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Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England.
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Make your work deeper and better than those before you, and eventually someone will notice. If you don't think the work is better than what you've seen, then go back until it is.
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And I think that it's - the military has actually made improvements, so people are considering post-traumatic stress disorder as, at the least, a possible psychological problem. You know, when I was in Vietnam, it was just considered malingering. And we're making progress.
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Bullies generally were bullied and are hurting inside much more than you could ever imagine.
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There's no ex out there who I'm not friends with today, and I'm extremely thankful for that.
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If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative.
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I am a sandwich man. Somewhere early in life, my epigenetic switches got flicked to 'likes sandwiches,' and that's where they still are. I suspect it's at least in part because they're easy to eat while reading.
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Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness.
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Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to solve problems, because it feels as if our political system - it just seems there is so much cynicism and negativity in our politics.
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It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool]
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I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing.
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The more you know, the more you know.
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Hills are speedwork in disguise.
