Leslie Marmon Silko Quotes
Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.Leslie Marmon Silko
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I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or moving it is, when perhaps those feelings are just there, waiting to be accessed all the time.
Sadie Jones -
Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
Salman Rushdie -
My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
Gary Lucas -
The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.
Fareed Zakaria -
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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People are clamoring to hear good ideas as opposed to the lesser of two evils... Either the Democrats are going to win or the Republicans are going to win, but the losers are all of us out here as citizens that really do want meaningful change, and none of it's happening. There's no dialogue regarding meaningful change.
Gary Johnson -
Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
LaToya Jackson -
Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
Dalia Mogahed -
There are no friends at cards or world politics.
Finley Peter Dunne -
Yes, the companionship is amazing. You know, you can get that physical attraction that happens is great, but then there's an awful lot of time and the rest of the day that you have to fill.
Vince Gill -
There are no rules to writing a song.
Randy Castillo Mötley Crüe
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'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers.
Victoria Hanley -
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
Carl Rogers -
The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world.
Dan Kildee -
When I race in Australia or Korea or Japan I know it will be a big change for me because Ferrari fans are worldwide.
Fernando Alonso -
My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.
Rainn Wilson -
I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the first time.
Nate Berkus
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In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.
Janine di Giovanni -
It's nice sometimes to feel a bit more debonair.
Billy Howle -
My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.
Kelly Reilly -
Certain experiences you never forget, no matter how old you become.
John Burnham Schwartz -
Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.
Leslie Marmon Silko