William Macneile Dixon Quotes
Our business is not to solve problems beyond our mortal powers, but to see to it that our thoughts are not unworthy of the great theme.
Quotes to Explore
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Being evil is easy.
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When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex. I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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While I now own more guns than the 82nd Airborne, my first gun is still the most important gun I've ever owned.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.
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People sometimes wear shirts that are really boxy, and you can see them over the top of their trousers, which doesn't look right to me.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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I have a good mind but I don't like to bore anyone with it.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.
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Lotteries, a tax upon imbeciles.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.
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The male corporate model is built on a man's greater willingness to be a slave of sorts - especially once he has to provide for children.
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I experienced firsthand what it means to be poor, what it means to go hungry, and that, I think, may be the reason, the root cause of why I'm able to work so hard, even these days.
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Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art.
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.
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I'd like to do a romantic comedy.
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The biggest battle that I have is being a woman in the world. That takes center stage for me.
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When a salesperson truly cares about you, trust forms, and you're more likely to buy, come back for repeat business, and refer new customers.
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Our business is not to solve problems beyond our mortal powers, but to see to it that our thoughts are not unworthy of the great theme.
