Gail Sheehy Quotes
When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in books.
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Especially working in infectious disease, it's very interesting because these infectious diseases, these agents, they evolve over time. So it's very much an arms race and understanding how each changes to protect itself and to continue. And so it's very much this puzzle-solving but with this great urgency and importance in what you find.
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I just want to do my job.
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The cultural decoding that many American writers require has become an even harder task in the age of globalisation. The experience they describe has grown more private; its essential background, the busy larger world, has receded.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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Ah me! Love can not be cured by herbs.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.
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Al Jazeera is known in the Arab world as the voice of freedom of expression.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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It's funny, because I have periods where I just kind of go dark. I don't tweet, I don't talk, I don't interview, and then I have times where I do.
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I just want to be really clear about this: Anyone who has read Colin Powell's biography - there's an entire section where he talks about experiencing segregation. Colin Powell did not appear when he became head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not how it happened.
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As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.
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Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
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I did some good things as a rookie.
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It's a balance - sometimes you have to concentrate on your home life, and sometimes you have to concentrate on your work life.
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I love variety in my life.
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Do send out a newsletter when you have a new book out or are going on tour. Also list relevant event dates and notifications of contests you are running.
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I kept hearing that metal is dead and Ozzy's dead and people that like Ozzy are dead. I have never had an empty seat. I've always sold out, so who's saying it's all over?
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
