Joko Beck Quotes

Whenever we say a person's name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, 'She's thoughtless' goes beyond the facts 'She said she'd call me and she didn't.'

Joko Beck

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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.

Larry Wilmore
- Up
- World
- Work
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.

E. O. Wilson
- Writing
- Think
- Nonfiction
Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?

S. Jay Olshansky
- Up
- May
- Want
My plan is just to love harder than I've ever loved before, hide nothing, and embrace that I'm an imperfect human being. Oh, and sadness - sadness is everything.

Sam Smith
- Love
- Human
- For Him
The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.

Ian Mckellen
- Think
- You
- Difference
I don't really like to talk about other people. I think people who have things going on in their lives, I think they have enough to deal with, they don't need, you know, Abigail Breslin weighing in on their lives.

Abigail Breslin
- People
- Think
- Know