Charlene Weir Quotes
My daddy used to maintain, if you have to use ten-dollar words, what you're trying to say isn't worth a dime.
Charlene Weir
Quotes to Explore
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Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
G. M. Trevelyan
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The magazine, the daytime show, we've always tried to write affordable, accessible. Those are key words for us, and I do mean us, a huge staff of people at the magazine who love to cook affordable, friendly food that helps families eat better for less.
Rachael Ray
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I've always viewed myself as a brand. When I started 10 years ago, that was very controversial. 'Marketing' and 'PR' were dirty words for the literary world, but that has changed. Once the book is finished, I want as many people as possible to read it.
Camilla Lackberg
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The daily quota I've set for myself is 500 words or approximately a page and a half double-spaced. Which isn't much, except that I'm extremely slow, extremely meticulous. 'Le mot juste' haunts me. On a good day, I will finally secrete the 500th word at about 5 o'clock, and I'll reward myself by going to Housing Works Bookstore to read.
Said Sayrafiezadeh
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I used to like the word of the day and when I read, highlight words that I didn't know and look them up.
Zach Gilford
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He did not, and could not, understand the meaning of words apart from their context. Every word and action of his was the manifestation of an activity unknown to him, which was his life.
Leo Tolstoy
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I was given the opportunity to run a business, but on that very same day, I understood that it comes with a lot of responsibility, and responsibility comes at a price.
Ofra Strauss
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What I love about elk hunting is its similarities to turkey hunting. When you call to a bull elk, and it comes in ripping things apart and sounding like a herd of buffalo coming at you, it's exciting!
Jim Kelly
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As an entertainer, I try to do projects that reflect a woman having the ability to stand up for herself.
Priyanka Chopra
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I am a session guy and a studio musician and whatever you need me to do I will do it.
Marco Mendoza
Black Star Riders
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When you are writing a song for something else, if you are doing something for money, I always think that's bad luck.
Chad Kroeger
Nickelback
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My daddy used to maintain, if you have to use ten-dollar words, what you're trying to say isn't worth a dime.
Charlene Weir
