N. Scott Momaday Quotes
Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
Quotes to Explore
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
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I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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I loved statistics from a young age. And I studied very much in Sweden. I used to be in the upper quarter of all courses I attended. But in St. John's, I was in the lower quarter. And the fact was that Indian students studied harder than we did in Sweden. They read the textbook twice, or three times or four times.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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America is huge.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
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People come over, and we watch things like 'The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.' I have a hot tub. Everybody puts on a bathing suit and we splash around.
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One of the best parts of being a writer means that researching all kinds of cool stuff actually counts as work!
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Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual scanning of bank statements.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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I love to see people laugh and I love it more if I can make them laugh.
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I have a tendency to kick it up. I like to rattle the cage.
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I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad.
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And I wanted to do a movie Moonrise Kingdom about a childhood romance - a very powerful experience of childhood romance. About what it's like to just be blindsided, when you're in fifth grade or sixth grade, by these kinds of feelings. Along the way, I sort of mixed in some interest in "young adult fantasy" writing.
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
