J. A. Konrath Quotes
If a traditional publisher offered me a quarter of a million dollars for a novel, I'd consider it. But anything less than that, I'm sure I can do better on my own.
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If large numbers of people believe they have no shot at a better life in the future, they will work less hard and generate fewer new ideas and businesses. The economy, as a whole, will be poorer.
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The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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Courtship is like simmering mutton. You cook for hours and hours to taste the soft meat. It doesn't happen in two seconds!
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We're not a nation divided: we're a nation broken, and anything broken can be fixed.
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There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
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I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed.
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I put on whatever is comfortable on me. Suit, jeans and tee as long as it's comfortable. It doesn't matter what brand. If it looks good I buy it.
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.
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All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without ill effect. No one can write knowingly of the weather who walks bent over on wet days.
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.
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Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.
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This perpetual hurry of business and company ruins me in soul if not in body. More solitude and earlier hours!
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We're beginning to realize that drowsiness or sleep deprivation, fatigue, is beginning to outstrip alcohol as a cause of accidents in transportation, particularly on the highway.
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What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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If a traditional publisher offered me a quarter of a million dollars for a novel, I'd consider it. But anything less than that, I'm sure I can do better on my own.
