Gail Sheehy Quotes
It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.Gail Sheehy
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Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. Let's put it this way: It'll take me a lot longer to read a script if there's no director attached.
Naomi Watts -
It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
Lakshmi Mittal -
Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you.
Taye Diggs -
Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
Kate Atkinson -
Think of the difference between a team sport and one that you do by yourself. Like it or not, if you're by yourself, you're going to be faced with a lot more of your own doubts and your own drawbacks and your own whatever.
Campbell Scott
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In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.
Barney Frank -
Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
Fabrizio Moreira -
We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.
Uta Hagen -
I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.
Lalla Ward -
I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
Ian Williams Battles -
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
Malcolm X
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
Barry Commoner -
What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.
Oprah Winfrey -
I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam -
I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket... Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me... and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure.
Dan O'Brien -
Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn't wear them.
Rachel Roy -
Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
Barbara Boxer
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
Epictetus -
You hear stories like that of Canadians trying to get in, but when you go back home, you don't expect that.
Caroline Dhavernas -
The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
Yasmin Mogahed -
It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.
Gail Sheehy