Tony Hillerman Quotes
The highest praise a writer can give another is to say he wishes he had written his book. I wish I had written Forty Words for Sorrow. Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent. If you miss Forty Words for Sorrow, you'll miss one of best novels of 2001.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.
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Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.
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We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors.
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The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.
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As an actor, you're constantly looking to be pushed.
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If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.
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I do remember the people who believed in me in the beginning. I'll never forget that.
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Don't think about anything for too long. Even if it's off-the-wall, go for it. You'll have a lot more fun in life.
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When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop.
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I've had times where one of my roommates was moving out of the house in college, and because we were the only black people in that neighborhood, the cops got called, and we had guns drawn on us. Came in the house, without knocking, guns drawn on my teammates and roommates. So I have experienced this.
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If you still want to kill him, do me a favor and take him outside. Those are new sheets.
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I feel like art has been at the center of change since the beginning of time.
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Our universities produced lawyers and doctors for the old social system, but did not create enough agricultural extension teachers, agronomists, chemists, or physicists. In fact, we do not even have mathematicians.
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I feel that when two people are married - not that you have to totally give up your career - you have to spend time with one another, get to know each other more, just share things with each other.
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I have something to say: it's better to burn out, than to fade away.
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If we get to the point where we damage the full faith and credit of the United States, that would be the first default in history caused purely by insanity.
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The highest praise a writer can give another is to say he wishes he had written his book. I wish I had written Forty Words for Sorrow. Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent. If you miss Forty Words for Sorrow, you'll miss one of best novels of 2001.
