John Cheever Quotes
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
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We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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It's good for kids to look up to sporting role models.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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The only decent daily paper of record in France is the online 'Mediapart,' which exposes graft and corruption in high places and is feared by the establishment.
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I feel like, growing up, I watched football, obviously, and you see great players, and as a fan, you want to watch the best you can possibly watch, and you want to see what's capable of being made.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.
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Chicago seems to follow New York, and coming from New York and being in real estate, I worry about things happening in Chicago that have happened in New York. I've seen a great city like New York go downhill. It has a wonderful financial downtown, but the rest of the city is not very nice.
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I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world.
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Because policymakers often rely on think tanks' research when crafting laws and regulations, it's critical to know whether these organizations are truly independent.
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I believe that the Internet is the information highway. I'm religious about this. I don't think it's cable television.
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Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the lord.
