Richard Preston Quotes
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Readers want to see, hear, feel, smell the action of your story, even if that action is just two people having a quiet conversation.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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I remember my dreams when I was a junior soloist. 'Oh, I hope I don't end here,' I thought. 'I want to do the ballerina in 'Scotch Symphony.' I don't want to be the little Scotch girl.' And I actually went beyond my wildest dreams. I worked with Balanchine. I had ballets choreographed for me.
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I'm not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it. It's kind of artsy, and I'm artsy. And I love clothes.
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I was approached to do something for seven years, and it was a quality project. I did seriously think about it, but I didn't want to be away for six months of the year. I've never done the L.A. thing where you go and have loads of meetings; I can't say to my wife, 'I'm going to wait by a pool for six months.'
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I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.
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My personal life is also cinema.
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My coaching days are now over, and I'm proud of what I've achieved.
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Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it.
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The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance. The only thing that can console one for being rich is economy.
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I'm gonna tell you something right now, Indian people in the United States are the hardest working people I've ever seen, and that's coming from a Mexican, okay?
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Sometimes it’s important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it
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Beauty will snatch us by the heart and love us until we are raw with understanding.
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The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind,And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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We came to a side road, and off the side of the side road there was another fifteen foot cliff and at the bottom of the cliff there was another pile of garbage. And we decided that one big pile is better than two little piles, and rather than bring that one up we decided to throw ours down.
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The less you know about a field, the better your odds. Dumb boldness is the best way to approach a new challenge.
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The friend that I based Heffer on was adopted, and it all played into his total personality.
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My appeal to the rich is, Deal liberally with your poor brethren, and use your means to advance the cause of God. The worthy poor, who are made poor by misfortune and sickness, deserve your especial care and help.
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A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green.
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I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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Trade agreements are important because they open up new marketplaces to small businesses, which ultimately translates into more jobs and greater economic growth.
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AIDS is the revenge of the rain forest.
