J. A. Konrath Quotes
Writers aren't in competition with one another. It isn't a zero sum game. If you have a good book, a good cover, a good product description, and a low price, you can sell well.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I want to give my followers a positive message. I want to give those girls a positive message who have been forcefully married, who continue to sacrifice. I want to be an example for those people. That's my aim.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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I think everyone remembers how certain Russian bureaucrats used to work against the Ukrainian opposition; I think it is hard to drop old habits.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood. I don't believe that it's a necessary element. I feel that I'm a character, and I'm an actor. People focusing on my age instead of the role I'm playing can be a hindrance.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I did not want to go out at 5:30 in the morning with my stocking cap and my navy pea coat on and shoot lines and grades for the rest of my life.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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I'm a pro-life, pro-gun Louisiana Democrat.
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I'm honored to be recognized among generations of astronauts who were at the forefront of exploring our universe for the benefit of humankind.
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There were weekends and evening hours. A lot of time went in to defend what proved to be a deceitful action.
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There's an explosion of Indian fiction of all kinds, from military thrillers to chicklit. I think that's exciting.
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One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.
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Writers aren't in competition with one another. It isn't a zero sum game. If you have a good book, a good cover, a good product description, and a low price, you can sell well.
