Gail Sheehy Quotes

Back in 1968, when I was 30, my entire life blew up. I had a life plan, and it collapsed for no rational reason.

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• When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

  

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• When I went to college, I was so focused on this new experience of my life that I really just pushed down all of my fears of hell and damnation.

  

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• I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.

  

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• Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.

  

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• Don't spend more than 10% of your marketing/PR budget on a trailer. Trailers have to be marketed, too. So, far too many authors wind up marketing their trailers instead of their books.

  

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• Well, I didn't really have a plan. I just wanted a hit.

  

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• Many women, sometime in their life, are going to get to a point where they have to admit infidelity.

  

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• I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.

  

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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• Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.

  

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• In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.

  

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• The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.

  

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• Whenever I see a tree that is climbable, it must be climbed. Sometimes when I'm on a run, I'll just run up a tree, jump on a branch and swing off. My favorite tree, in Saratoga, gets me a good 75 feet up.

  

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• Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.

  

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• When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.

  

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• A good procrastination should feel like you're inserting lots and lots of commas into the sentence of your life.

  

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• I love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too.

  

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• I can never give a 'yes' or a 'no.' I don't believe everything in life can be settled by a monosyllable.

  

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• I could be a vegan in sackcloth and flip-flops, but I find fabulous boots with periwinkle cuffs a far preferable option.

  

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• Romantic music really stirs my soul. And, of course, I love Chinese music; it makes me feel closer to home.

  

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• The poet, therefore, is truly the thief of fire. He is responsible for humanity, for animals even; he will have to make sure his visions can be smelled, fondled, listened to; if what he brings back from beyond has form, he gives it form; if it has none, he gives it none. A language must be found…of the soul, for the soul and will include everything: perfumes, sounds colors, thought grappling with thought.

  

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• Back in 1968, when I was 30, my entire life blew up. I had a life plan, and it collapsed for no rational reason.

  

  Gail Sheehy
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  • Up
  • Back