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.'
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There is no such thing as a perfect mother.
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I work in a very contained environment, usually.
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I'm having a good time. Managing my things takes a lot of time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
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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.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
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At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.
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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.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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My earlier exposure to physics certainly helped me in the use of biophysical techniques like crystallography, the use of computing, calculations, etc.
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I had an addiction to sugar growing up - major, major, major.
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In general, I would say I'm probably a little more conscious of looking after my skin since I moved to L.A.
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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If people are caught up for 36 hours in a soulless building in Brussels, tempers are going to fray... It is in many ways a sad day for Europe. But out of this sad day there is an opportunity to reconnect.
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I’m not a brain surgeon, I’m not saving anyone from any life-threatening illnesses. But I get to tell stories, and that’s a pretty important task.
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Your trouble comes from years of wearing the wrong kind of shoes. - Jake Wexler.
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It's the first time I'm going to be on my own this Christmas and I'm really looking forward to not having any cards or decorations up. So I'll be in London, sit on my couch, arms folded, curtains drawn, having a drink.
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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
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The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.
