Nancy K. Miller Quotes

To justify an unorthodox life by writing about it is to re-inscribe the original violation, to re-violate masculine turf.

Nancy K. Miller

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• I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.

  

  Yves Chauvin
  • Always
  • Literature
  • New

• Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.

  

  Madeleine Stowe
  • Music
  • Inspiration
  • Uniqueness

• My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.

  

  Laura Moser
  • Money
  • Lost
  • City

• Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.

  

  Adam Cohen
  • People
  • Life
  • Better

• One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.

  

  E. L. Doctorow
  • Writing
  • Myself
  • Trust

• Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me about artists' block, things I'm struggling with, or the music business. It's really important for artists to have a community. Sometimes you can feel quite isolated.

  

  Bat for Lashes
  • People
  • Music
  • Important

• The turkey has a destiny which ends on San Martino's day.

  

  Waverley Lewis Root
  • Day
  • Destiny
  • Turkey

• Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.

  

  Zack Snyder
  • Government
  • Mission
  • Plans

• The last day of your life is still going to be a day.

  

  Abel Ferrara
  • Life
  • Day
  • Last

• Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.

  

  G. Willow Wilson
  • Good
  • Important
  • Mind

• You get to a new school, and you're the new guy, or you're the foreigner, or you're the guy with the funny accent. That first day at school was a whole new opportunity to create a new persona.

  

  Edgar Ramirez
  • School
  • Guy
  • Opportunity

• I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary-General to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. I also visited Nagasaki. Sadly, we know the terrible humanitarian consequences from the use of even one weapon. As long as such weapons exist, so, too, will the risks of use and proliferation.

  

  Ban Ki-moon
  • Long
  • Know
  • Peace

• If you're hungry, you know that you want to eat. You don't know what's on the menu - perhaps it's not your favorite dish - but you will eat.

  

  Carles Puigdemont
  • Want
  • Know
  • Hungry

• I am really passionate about my career and my music and I am so lucky to be able to do what I do for a job, so for all the early morning starts and long days, I could never trade it all in.

  

  Rachel Stevens
  • Music
  • Long
  • Job

• No one ever bugged Jack Nicholson. When we made 'Witches,' and people were standing around to see him, he'd just come out and say, 'Hi everybody!' I was lucky enough to go with him to a Lakers game, too, and he was always friendly. No one bothers Jack, because he makes himself so accessible.

  

  Veronica Cartwright
  • People
  • Game
  • Lucky

• I was definitely surrounded by music and fashion at a very, very young age.

  

  Harley Viera-Newton
  • Music
  • Age
  • Fashion

• Let us take refuge from this world. You can do this in spirit, even if you are kept here in the body. You can at the same time be here and present to the Lord. Your soul must hold fast to him, you must follow after him in your thoughts, you must tread his ways by faith, not in outward show.

  

  Saint Ambrose
  • Time
  • World
  • Soul

• All Americans have benefited from the dedicated service of Representative Henry Waxman. In every battle and in every moment that mattered most, Rep. Waxman stood up for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the wild places we cherish.

  

  Frances Beinecke
  • Up
  • Water
  • Air

• I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.

  

  Anupam Kher
  • School
  • Future
  • Small

• I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.

  

  Kapil Sibal
  • Time
  • Long
  • Writing

• I can't imagine leaving the restaurant. It's hard for me to separate my life from my work; I'm really thinking about what we're doing every day.

  

  Alice Waters
  • Life
  • Work
  • Thinking

• I had a very easy middle class upbringing and never had to worry about anything. But my parents came from nothing and from broken homes, and their stories were always very interesting.

  

  Kevin Morby
  • Parents
  • Interesting
  • Worry

• My sisters were very successful and confident. It was, 'Oh, you are Pippa's brother! Are you Catherine's brother?' And so I was automatically put into the top sports teams and academic sets.

  

  James William Middleton
  • Sports
  • Brother

• To justify an unorthodox life by writing about it is to re-inscribe the original violation, to re-violate masculine turf.

  

  Nancy K. Miller
  • Life
  • Writing
  • Justify