William Dean Howells (The Dean of American Letters) Quotes
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I wish somebody had given me the news that ideas don't just fall on your head like fairy dust. You have to treat that like a job. You have to spend hours each day, where you're just like, 'This is the part of the day when I'm looking for an idea.'
Ira Glass -
There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
Vicki Lawrence -
I work in a very contained environment, usually.
Kate Bush -
I'm having a good time. Managing my things takes a lot of time.
Gabriela Sabatini -
I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable.
Kacey Musgraves -
But I have to say I'm incredibly proud of the Panther Racing National Guard Team, and in my IndyCar career there's not many races where I've honestly left the track feeling that we've executed everything perfectly. And I have to say, I thought they did an absolute phenomenal job. The pit stops were just first class.
Dan Wheldon
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One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
Yohan Blake -
Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
Iain Banks -
I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.
Oscar Isaac -
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
Ovid -
International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
Abby Wambach -
At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.
Safra A. Catz
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I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God.
Igor Stravinsky -
I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
Carl Lewis -
My earlier exposure to physics certainly helped me in the use of biophysical techniques like crystallography, the use of computing, calculations, etc.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
I had an addiction to sugar growing up - major, major, major.
Yvonne Strahovski -
In general, I would say I'm probably a little more conscious of looking after my skin since I moved to L.A.
Yvonne Strahovski -
British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
Taylor Lautner
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When I started Oracle, what I wanted to do was to create an environment where I would enjoy working. That was my primary goal. Sure, I wanted to make a living. I certainly never expected to become rich, certainly not this rich. I mean, rich does not even describe this. This is surreal.
Larry Ellison -
Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.
Arthur Schopenhauer -
The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.
William Dean Howells