William Strunk, Jr. Quotes
Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.
Quotes to Explore
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Life in California is beautiful.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
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When I campaign with seniors, it's always, 'Are you a Democrat or Republican?' But when I campaign on college campuses, they ask me where I stand on specific issues. I think Millennials are much less interested in conventional labels. One thing that's universal among Millennials is a distinct frustration with Washington, D.C.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
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No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
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The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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I've always loved film more than theater.
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An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
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I'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really.
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I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.
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I'm proud to have played characters who've inspired people to live out loud, and I'm lucky to have reached an audience that's been incredibly enthusiastic and supportive.
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We can be more inclusive.
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Class has always been Tom Wolfe's subject, and I suspect the reason for much of the disfavor in which he is held.
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I think that I had read so much fiction that the craft itself sort of sank into me. I didn't read any 'how to' books or attend any popular-fiction-writing classes or have a critique group. For many years into my writing, I didn't even know another author. For me, a lot of reading was the best teacher.
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I grew up pretty much entertaining myself. So I know what its like to be in a room by myself and having fun with something.
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For the vlogging channel, I wanted to build the infrastructure and build up all the personalities in a way that felt like weren't just forcing the audience to watch everyone we have.
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Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.
