John Battelle Quotes
The smart phone isn't a perfect device, as we all know. It forces the world into a tiny screen. It runs out of battery, bandwidth, and power. It distracts us from the world around us.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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I was not meant to go deer hunting every fall.
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Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.
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I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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No adultery is bloodless.
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You can't be responsible for the way people respond to you. You're only responsible for yourself.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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Therapists have tremendous power over their vulnerable clients, and it is very easy to take advantage of this power.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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Scientists have egos, and scientists like to name dinosaurs. They like to name anything. Everybody likes to have their own animal that they named.
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There's a personal story of my own that I will write at some point, and it's a film that I will happily make. It could very well be the next thing I do, unless someone shows me something great.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand.
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It's hard to come across a true country fan in L.A., but it's true that the fans are so loyal, once you're in their circle, you're in for your entire career. It just really speaks to me. Country music has so much soul and is so heartfelt. I think it's a perfect fit for me.
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I know that 'The Accident' is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly any other business, consists mostly of people sitting in small offices staring at computer screens or reading or trying to stay awake in meetings.
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There's no reason you shouldn't, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly.
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The smart phone isn't a perfect device, as we all know. It forces the world into a tiny screen. It runs out of battery, bandwidth, and power. It distracts us from the world around us.
