Susanna Moore Quotes
Young writers reasonably say, 'I don't know what to write about,' so writing about yourself is a very literal way to begin.
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The wonderful thing about modern medicine is that so many of these complaints that used to signify old age and decline can be coped with.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.
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I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up.
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Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
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I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
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I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
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If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I've left behind me.
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Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
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Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth isn't the same thing as intelligence.
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For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and generations of pain.
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I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying.
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Let your children go if you want to keep them.
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Sow flowers to make a garden bloom around you, The thorns you sow will prick your own feet. Arrows shot at others Will return to hit you as they fall. You yourself will come to teeter on the lip Of a well dug to undermine another. Though you look at others with contempt, It's you whose body will be reduced to dust. Humanity is all one body; To torture another is simply to wound yourself. [...]Make your path straight now, by the bright light of day; For pitch darkness will come without warning.
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I wish we had been more organized and determined with respect to carving out the time that we needed to write.
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Knowing what I'll write about and what I won't has never really been a problem. I won't write about things that bore me.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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I take so little interest in my daily life, that I hardly remember to eat and drink.
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Young writers reasonably say, 'I don't know what to write about,' so writing about yourself is a very literal way to begin.
