Andrew Gross Quotes
One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.
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Your friends will be as careless with your life as they are with their own.
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I don't know how old I was when I started writing books. But, I was born in 1931, and I wrote my first book in 1961.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I began going to juvenile prisons. And some of these kids face some very, very tough lives. How do they handle these lives? Do they even know that if their life is bad, that they're still OK? Do they know that? Do they know that someone is thinking the same way that they're thinking?
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I don't have stamina in exercise... but I have it in life.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life.
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I encourage all men - and all women who love their men - to make sure to get out every year, from the age of 50 on, and have PSA and DRE tests. With early detection, you can have an early cure.
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I don't read horror, ever. When I was 15, I made the mistake of reading part of 'The Exorcist.' It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, I've always thought that it's counterproductive to have a theory on that.
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I like a quiet life.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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When I was really small, my mother had difficulty keeping me dressed, as I liked to be naked! I definitely had very strong ideas on what I wanted to wear. My favourite look was always Action Man and Spiderman. Now though, I really like beautiful clothes.
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Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.
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I think we have gotten to a point as Americans, unfortunately, where we take for granted the magic that life brings and that life is really special and every life matters. We tend to go through life but not take the moment to step back and remember you are here, right now, for a very finite amount of time.
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When you get bullied, you automatically think that you're the reason why you're getting bullied. The reality is, it's about them, not you... I'm all about blocking people. I'm all about saying, 'You know what, I don't need this in my life.'
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The world is not beautiful. Therefore it is.
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If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally.
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I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day.
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Oh, he's magic. Faulkner has opened passages in my brain. You do things you'd never expect.
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One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.
