Charles Baxter (Charles Morley Baxter) Quotes
I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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I was raised looking at women who were strong, and they weren't really into playing race cards or playing gender cards. I didn't grow up around women who were like, 'Well, let the boys do that, and let the girls do that.' I didn't really see that in my house.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
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If you're doing the same job every day, there's room for error.
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My mom taught me German before I knew English. And I went to French immersion school.
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With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.
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Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.
Gail Devers -
We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.
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For me, Kate McKinnon can do no wrong. She is an absolute genius. She's a hero of mine. Melissa McCarthy is hilarious.
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Sports saved my life.
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We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.
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But in order for anyone to become successful, sometimes you have to be that driven and focused, and maybe there isn't a lot left over for personal relationships - although I certainly have had them. It's not as if I cut myself off, but it makes them very difficult. This profession is very hard on relationships.
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'Billy Elliot' embodies the idea that anyone can achieve anything regardless of their socio-economic background.
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Moana is an incredible heroine. She's strong... She's got her two feet firmly planted. She's definitely grounded.
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I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life', it was fun to let loose.
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I never had a boss in my whole life. I've totally destroyed anybody's ability to tell me what to do.
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Me calling out Roy Jones is disrespectful.
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I was a complete, total nerd... I loved the idea that the underdog wins more often than not. And I don't know if that happens in life. But I want it to.
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We are People who need to love, because Love is the soul's life, Love is simply creation's greatest joy.
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At home, we don't listen to our music-we listen to other people's music. It keeps you attached to the show business world.
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I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again.
