Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright) Quotes
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In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that.
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I'm loyal. I'm real. I'm not afraid to say what I'm thinking.
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Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed.
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It's got to be the ballot or the bullet. The ballot or the bullet. If you're afraid to use an expression like that, you should get back in the cotton patch, you should get back in the alley.
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To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.
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I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
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You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.
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I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.
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Never be afraid of not knowing. Find out.
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Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
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It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
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For the first time, I wasn't afraid to be smart, and she often stayed after school to work with me.
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Men are such cowards. They outrage every law in the world and are afraid of the world's tongue.
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The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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If you are afraid of changes Watch from a distance Whether or not I might do something If you're going to talk about me behind my back It is what it is.
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Young children are not prejudiced against languages, unlike many adults, ... They are not afraid of having a go, of interacting with others linguistically. Later on, their hormones tend to get in the way.
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If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him.
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I'm not the guy who's afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot and all that.
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I think the female first-person is still dismissed, demonized, especially if the book does not end on an empowering note, especially if the main character is perceived as unlikeable, or too privileged.
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In this insane, chaotic world, you can only be insane and chaotic.
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I feel real confidence in working on the stage.
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Give to a gracious message An host of tongues, but let ill tidings tell Themselves when they be felt.
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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.
