Andrew Shaffer Quotes
Every published writer, myself included, was at one time unpublished. All writers know what rejection feels like.
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Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
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I was shot in the wrist when I was a kid. Deliberately.
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I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.
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I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.
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The only journey is the one within.
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Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.
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Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal.
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My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.
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When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea.
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I love Al Pacino.
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For me, I knew the Christy flat was a beautiful shoe, but I had no idea the incredible trend that would follow – I mean, it's the most copied thing ever!
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I am very patriotic and grew up in a house with football fans.
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There is no substitute for a militant freedom. The only alternative is submission and slavery.
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The fiction writer has to engage in a continual examination of conscience. He has to be aware of the freak in himself.
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Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.
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One of the problems in the Navy is that tradition of being captain of the ship. And an awful lot of people can be retired in the Navy, get over it, get a life, and go on. But there's a lot who can't. And when they have to give up the ship, they got to be captain of something, every single day.
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I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because you're literally not dependent on anybody.
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Every published writer, myself included, was at one time unpublished. All writers know what rejection feels like.
