Joshua Ferris Quotes
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One has to wonder what Donald Trump will say next as he ramps up his anti-Muslim bigotry. Where is there left for him to go? Are we talking internment camps? Are we talking the final solution to the Muslim question? I feel like I'm back in the 1930s.
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I like men who paint or write or do something creative.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
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I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
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Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.
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It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.
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America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.
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At times, my very own media makes me cringe, and occasionally out loud. By the way, nothing clears the head like an out-loud cringe.
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For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families.
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Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.
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We live in a democracy, and people are free to sometimes choose the wrong leader.
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I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much I can't write.
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All Americans have benefited from the dedicated service of Representative Henry Waxman. In every battle and in every moment that mattered most, Rep. Waxman stood up for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the wild places we cherish.
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I really didn't get it until very late in 2005 and 2006.
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A lot of times, you see everyone's highlight reels because of social media. You don't know the work that went into getting to that point. This is something that's going to take time, hard work, and you have to be dedicated towards your craft.
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The thing about Pixar, they don't do the 'trend is your friend.' They're really about timeless story telling, and that's pretty great.
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The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.
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Touch a man who can't walk up right, and that lame man, he's gonna fly.
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I just want to be a spokesperson for the people.
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When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.
