Lydia Millet Quotes

In 1805, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, making their way across the West, were warned by American Indian tribes of grizzly bears' awesome strength.

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• If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.

  

  Sadhu Vaswani
  • Love
  • Sacrifice
  • Selfish

• New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.

  

  Ban Ki-moon
  • World
  • Hand
  • Democracy

• But if you want to be in a band and write music, then you should just be in a band and write music.

  

  Adam Jones
  • Music
  • Want
  • Band

• My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.

  

  Laila Ali
  • Great
  • Children
  • Dad

• The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

  

  Ed Koch
  • Art
  • Creation
  • Older

• Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.

  

  T. E. Hulme
  • World
  • Blue
  • Born

• Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.

  

  Washington Irving
  • Women
  • Love
  • Relationship

• My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.

  

  Maggie Q
  • Dream
  • Best
  • Promise

• The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.

  

  Larry Brown
  • Important
  • Play
  • Enough

• I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.

  

  Rachael Taylor
  • Movie
  • Winning
  • Look

• You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.

  

  Foster Friess
  • Want
  • Leave
  • Lead

• I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.

  

  Laura Leighton
  • Think
  • Pretty
  • Media

• I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.

  

  K. A. Applegate
  • Friends
  • Pretty
  • Me

• There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.

  

  Adam Hasner
  • America
  • Strong
  • Party

• When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.

  

  Abdullah II of Jordan
  • People
  • Time
  • Hope

• It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.

  

  Ingrid Newkirk
  • People
  • Time
  • Stop

• To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.

  

  Karl Shapiro
  • Hate
  • Know
  • Child

• Asked to choose between money and fame, I'd choose the latter every time.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Time
  • Money
  • Fame

• Almost everything looks better from a distance, Long Island included.

  

  Jerry Della Femina
  • Long
  • Distance

• Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art.

  

  Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Writing
  • Art
  • May

• Generally, I don't like to walk out of a movie. It's like a relationship - you want to see it to the end; otherwise, you won't know if you left early or not.

  

  David Duchovny
  • Movie
  • Relationship

• Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

  

  Katharine Hepburn
  • Up
  • High
  • Future

• I was a strange, dark little dude. I fell in love with horror movies, at a very early age. Somehow, as a first grader, I was able to convince my parents to let me go see stuff like 'An American Werewolf in London' in theaters, so I was headed in that direction anyway.

  

  James Roday
  • American
  • Age
  • Parents

• In 1805, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, making their way across the West, were warned by American Indian tribes of grizzly bears' awesome strength.

  

  Lydia Millet
  • American
  • Awesome