Stewart O'Nan Quotes
It is not brilliance or facility that is necessary, but the determination to bear and even enjoy the dull process of wading into one's own bad prose again, and one more time, and then once again, with the utmost concentration and taste, looking for opportunities to mine deeper.
Quotes to Explore
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When I watch cop shows, I really enjoy them because you can really follow the story and get involved, and the characters are always really interesting.
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The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable.
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I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.
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Whether I'm hitting .100 or .300, I have resolved to at least enjoy every game.
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Before the Civil War, the Negro was certainly as efficient a workman as the raw immigrant from Ireland or Germany. But, whereas the Irishmen found economic opportunity wide and daily growing wider, the Negro found public opinion determined to 'keep him in his place.'
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There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
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I remain on 'SVU' because it is an incredible opportunity.
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They had enough. They wanted to enjoy their life.
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Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.
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But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples.
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If you don't lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.
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If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity.
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I'd love the opportunity to do something where I could really give my opinion, my feisty side - it'd be fun!
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I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.
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What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?
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The less people know about 'Paranormal Activity,' the more they enjoy it.
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I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.
Olusegun Obasanjo
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I understand that the average person can't imagine damaging their looks in any way if it could be avoided. But I don't value my physical beauty to the point where I would not do something I truly enjoy because I'm afraid of potentially hurting something superficial.
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President Bush on Monday defended U.S. interrogation of terrorists, saying 'We do not torture.' He added, 'We freedom electrocute.'
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The nice thing about building up your own studio is if Hollywood decides to hate faith-based films, it doesn't matter to us. We have an audience and continue to serve that audience.
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If photography is to be likened to perception, this is not because the former is a natural process but because the latter is also coded.
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If I was a boy, nobody would care that I worked out six, seven hours a day when I was 9 years old, no? Why were people always saying 'poor little girl?' I liked to work out and always did more than I was asked to.
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It is not brilliance or facility that is necessary, but the determination to bear and even enjoy the dull process of wading into one's own bad prose again, and one more time, and then once again, with the utmost concentration and taste, looking for opportunities to mine deeper.
