Ian Kinsler Quotes
The power numbers are nice, but I'm most pleased that I've been consistent. Home runs come from having a consistent approach .
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My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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Central bankers have had enormous responsibilities thrust on them to compensate, essentially, for the failings of the political system. And my worry is we don't have sufficient tools to do that, but we're not willing to say it.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition.
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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
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There's no specific mission statement for the 'Toast.'
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do.
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If we look at the fact that record covers are essentially advertisements for the music, we acknowledge a function and purpose to draw in the prospective buyer.
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Do send out a newsletter when you have a new book out or are going on tour. Also list relevant event dates and notifications of contests you are running.
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There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!
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I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.
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My dad is an engineer and works on green energy, so I'm very aware of what it takes to keep a modern home running and how we can simplify.
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If a candidate for office starts talking about thinning the deer population or investing in barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way.
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The power numbers are nice, but I'm most pleased that I've been consistent. Home runs come from having a consistent approach .
