Pat Nixon Quotes
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Your opening should give the reader a person to focus on. In a short story, this person should turn up almost immediately; he should be integral to the story's main action; he should be an individual, not just a type. In a novel, the main character may take longer to appear: Anna Karenina doesn't show up in her own novel until chapter eighteen.
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate because then it doesn't affect our season.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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To me, the job of a playwright is to explore and bring to light our lives. You can't hold back; you have to give in to this. Sometimes, you say things people don't want to hear.
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There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each.
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Entrepreneurship is seen as if you're in Silicon Valley or New York City and starting an app business or a social-media business, which is cool. But what we really have to focus on is people who make things, and how can we fund them, and how can we encourage people to stay in their community and make a difference in their community.
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I know it's like meant to be and stuff, but I have to wait, cause to truly love someone, you have to work out the things that need to be – and you have to be ready to love them and they, you.
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In my case, symptoms began to appear when I was only 57. In fact, the doctors believe early-onset Alzheimer's has a strong genetic predictor, and that it may have been progressing for some years before I was diagnosed.
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I love India.
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If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.
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I only know what I read in the papers.
