Ethan Canin Quotes
There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it's fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn't really have the power.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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You look at a horse, and he's such a majestic, beautiful, powerful creature that you can't not be impressed. I love scraping the water off them when I wash them down because you go all round the contours, and its muscle and body, and you just think, 'Ooh, isn't this a magnificent creature.' You're touching it, and it's just solid, carved muscle.
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The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.
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I was 19, and I thought I should settle down and get a real job, and what was I doing living this dream world?
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I have an unending desire to be better and make myself a better person, better mother.
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I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the world.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Sometimes if a song hits me really good the first time, I get sick of it. And by the 10th time I've heard it, it's just candy, and I don't like it anymore.
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I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.
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I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.
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Unless you have a perception of who you are as a lawyer, you will never be at ease in dealing with legal matters, clients, or courts. But if you know who you are and why you're there, all you need is the expertise and the information.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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There are no tough guys in wrestling.
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I heard the sighing of the reedsAt noontide and at evening,And some old dream I had forgottenI seemed to be remembering.
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Comedy lives on in the web and TV, but nobody's pressing comedy albums anymore.
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I'm living my life for an audience of one. I live my life to please God. And I believe if He's pleased, that people like my mother and my daddy, my grandparents, you know, my husband, my children, they'll be pleased.
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When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.
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Scarborough never really began to live until the summer of 1964 when the Beatles played the Futurist Theatre, and no one in the audience, least of all me, heard anything but the screaming.
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There are many countries in the world that when they reached the middle-income stage, they witnessed serious structural problems such as growth stagnation, a widening wealth gap and increasing social unrest.
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We're all watching each other, so there's no chance for censorship. The main problem is the idiot TV. If you watch local news, your head will turn to mush.
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The podcasts that keep my attention are those where I can feel the hosts and guests are enjoying themselves or are really passionate about the subject matter.
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I want us to be judged by the impact we have on the health of the people of Africa and the health of women. Improvements in the health of the people of Africa and the health of women are key indicators of the performance of WHO. This is a health organization for the whole world... But we must focus our attention on the people in greatest need.
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There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it's fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn't really have the power.
