Joan Didion Quotes
I start a book and I want to make it perfect, want it to turn every color, want it to be the world. Ten pages in, I've already blown it, limited it, made it less, marred it. That's very discouraging. I hate the book at that point.Joan Didion
Quotes to Explore
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
Rachel Nichols -
There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.
R. D. Laing -
On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
Malala Yousafzai -
I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
C. J. Mahaney -
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Malcolm X -
Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
Gail Simmons
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In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.
P. J. O'Rourke -
He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
Fay Wray -
Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
Wayne Rooney -
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
Taya Kyle -
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
Han Fei -
I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
Carli Lloyd
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
Baltasar Gracian -
I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
Nancy Reagan -
I think 'The Walking Dead' is very interestingly paced. It's slow, almost like an old Western. It's also very stylised - visually, I think it's very pretty. It's more of a psychological drama than anything else.
Tania Raymonde -
Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
Wayne Rooney -
My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
Sabrina Carpenter -
I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.
Vidal Sassoon
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Rural towns aren't always idyllic. It's easy to feel trapped and be aware of social hypocrisy.
Bill Pullman -
Everything I'm saying shouldn't be taken so serious. I'm playing, but at the same token, I'm acknowledging that I'm not always the perfect man; I'm not always doing the right things. That's who I am. I'm working to be better.
Common -
When you're just starting out in the TV business, you don't know anything at all, and you think you're doing a better job than everyone else around you, and you just sort of presume that you're not getting the credit you deserve. And then when you start to get better, the pressure is extraordinary, and then you start to second-guess everything you do, and when people start looking to you for answers, for insight and for analysis and guidance, you start to wonder if you are the right person - even when you have all the information.
Katy Tur -
People say 'chick lit,' and what they mean is 'crap.' And so even though you might sell 100,000 copies of a book, you're never going to win a prize. These are books that people don't just read, they devour them - they stay up into the early hours because they want to devour them.
Lisa Jewell -
I really love Philadelphia and all of the fans, my teammates, the front office, the organization, everybody. I know I'm going to miss them. I really appreciate everything we did together. On the other side, I am happy because I have a chance to go to the playoffs. Another opportunity, maybe, to go to the World Series.
Carlos Ruiz -
I start a book and I want to make it perfect, want it to turn every color, want it to be the world. Ten pages in, I've already blown it, limited it, made it less, marred it. That's very discouraging. I hate the book at that point.
Joan Didion