Alexandra Ripley Quotes
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At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.
Danica McKellar -
One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.
Carl Sandburg -
I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
Mandy Patinkin -
My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
Ada Yonath -
No matter how frustrated, disappointed and discouraged we may feel in the face of our failures, it's only temporary. And the faster you can stop wallowing in guilt, blame or resentment, the faster you can put it behind you.
Fabrizio Moreira -
I faced many ups and downs, like any other actor: not getting through auditions or even worse - getting shortlisted and not being selected. Most actors go through the process.
Fatima Sana Shaikh
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I didn't want to spend the next thirty years writing about bad things happening in the same small town - not least of all because people would begin to wonder why anyone still lives there!
Karin Slaughter -
I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America.
Parminder Nagra -
In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked cars and architecture, and things that cost money. I wanted to not swing a hammer, and make money... and not do stuff that was dirty. I attempted to get into comedy. I started to do stand-up, but I wasn't very good at it.
Adam Carolla -
I wear a lot of boyish stuff, but I prefer to throw a fur coat on top just for the hell of it.
Mackenzie Davis -
It was Nate Monaster who encouraged me to be a writer.
Gary David Goldberg -
I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, especially among groups where the women don't have to hold down office jobs and instead get in a total snit about who won the longest carrot contest or took first prize for summer chutney in the August fete.
Rachel Johnson
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I run about four to five miles, three days a week. I have four young children, so pretty much the only time I can get away is real early in the morning.
Kai Ryssdal -
As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.
Walter Dean Myers -
I think there's no creative process that goes without injuries and scratches and punches. You get beat up somehow, and that's part of the commitment. You have to be open to that.
Edgar Ramirez -
I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.
Zubin Mehta -
I am excited about this. We've got half of our goal. I'd love to see us get a little bit more than half our goal and not be so deeply into this thing going into Sunday, but I feel good about everything.
Hal Sutton -
Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there.
Valerie Simpson
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God don't make no junk.
Ben Carson -
When my journal appears, many statues must come down.
Arthur Wellesley -
I grew up learning to do more with less.
Ann Kirkpatrick -
The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
Confucius -
Once word got out about who he really was, he was sure Wally was going to be ecstatic over never having to publicly acknowledge him again.
Beverly Jenkins -
Books have become products, like cereal or perfume or deodorant.
Alexandra Ripley