John Cheever Quotes
The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.
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For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
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We live in a world now where everything is tweeted and Instagrammed and tagged and now, God help us, Vined. Calling out grievances over Twitter has become an industry norm.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it.
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Mass layoffs produce big winners and losers. Most workers who remain are financially unscathed, even though their employer is struggling.
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When human beings stop progressing at an endeavor, they stop enjoying it and move on to something else. Not golfers. Masochists, all of them.
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Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.
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I famously tasted shark fin soup many, many years ago before we understood exactly what was going on with the harvesting of sharks. I've consequently come out against it. I make personal choices in my life and stand behind them.
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The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.
