John Irving Quotes
More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
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I have played Blair Cramer for 20 years, I feel a personal investment in the success of 'One Life to Live.' I love the show, I'm a fan of the characters, and I have invested in the journey these fictional characters have traveled.
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Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.
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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.
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When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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'Big Bang' is unbelievable; I'm blessed, but it's not the only thing in my life.
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There's more to life than cheek bones.
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Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
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When you write and direct your own film, you basically know exactly what you want. Or you hope to. For the studio, it actually can make life a little easier, because if you have a bunch of questions, they only need to call one person.
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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.
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Men we shall have only as we make manhood the object of the work of the schools - intelligence, broad sympathy, knowledge of the world that was and is, and of the relation of men to it - this is the curriculum of that Higher Education which must underlie true life.
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In Denver, I was a homebody, and that's a life I'd chosen with great happiness. I wanted that break from the arc lights and focus on building a lovely home, have some fun, look after my kids and do things that I had missed out on while pursuing my dream.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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I want nothing to do with O.J. Simpson. I want that name so far behind me, I want it out of my life.
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My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
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'Glee Project' and 'Glee' have the same spirit, but they're both harder in their own ways. With 'Glee Project,' there's more pressure because you're being judged in everything you do. When you film 'Glee,' you go to the studio and have an off day, and it's OK - you're still going to be there; you take as many chances as you need.
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Mmm, I love Yoda. I didn't like Jar Jar Binks though, he was all wrong.
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I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful.
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Greatest risk is not development of new product, but development of customers and markets.
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More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
