Amy Bloom Quotes
If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; this is our game, people! We have more than two hundred years of know-how and knack, of creativity.
Quotes to Explore
-
The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
-
I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
-
All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
-
Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
-
I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
-
And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
-
I don't want anybody to dictate to America how to decide our lives.
-
Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
-
I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
-
My main thing is music; it's what I do.
-
I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.
-
The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
-
When I found this opportunity to answer the ad, I got the job and I've been there ever since.
-
I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
-
I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
-
I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?
-
I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.
-
Looking around, I saw so many unhappy adults, people who loathed their jobs, and I didn't want to be one of them.
-
I think it's unfair that people can't give assets to whoever they want. When I die, my assets can go to my wife. And a gay person - you ought to have a system where maybe you can just say, 'You can give your assets to anybody you want.'
-
I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
-
Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball.
-
You would hear stories of people that lost their houses. I remember people who had their whole lives turned upside down. I think people did learn lessons from the '80s.
-
Excessive drinking is not good for my health, my family or my game. There has definitely been a change, and I feel better for it.
-
If you're an American reader, you can love short stories the way other Americans love baseball; this is our game, people! We have more than two hundred years of know-how and knack, of creativity.
