Lawrence Block Quotes
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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I've had enough boyfriends and enough issues. I'd seen enough train wrecks.
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
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We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out, then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud.
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What is needed in the theater, in fact for all our art forms, is a vibrant critical tradition.
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Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
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People have been so supportive of this career for so long, and they are still enjoying the music that I bring to them.
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There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!
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Every industry, as it comes to a certain level of maturity, there is consolidation. In that consolidation, some fall, but the men will always be there. It is the boys that get sloughed, I would say.
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Personally, I'd have welcomed a dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely.
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Why on earth should I care whether people read me with their eyes or their ears?
