Anthony Doerr Quotes
I kind of do all of this writing as a way of thinking and learning. I'm sure it's similar to being a journalist: You get to learn, and that's the greatest kind of job.
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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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I don't understand why women journalists always ask women about motherhood? It's far more important and interesting for women to talk about their work, their thoughts, their creativity and their individual identity.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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There is a quite a lot of effort involved but I find action sequences some of the quickest to write and the most fun.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.
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I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign... Venus may be in the wrong juxtaposition with somewhere else.
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I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls.
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Lighting that torch in Atlanta didn't make me nervous. Standing up to the government - that made me nervous.
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If the national park is, as Lord Bryce suggested, the best idea America has ever had, wilderness preservation is the highest refinement of that idea.
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A lot of people have already been impacted by the Life Cube Project and the principles behind it. They write to me and post on social media all the time, about their dreams coming true after writing them down, or how writing down their goals resonated with them.
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I've always felt you are only as good as your next album or next show. What you've done is done. When you get a gold record, you hang it on the wall, and then it's like, 'Yeah, next?'
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I coasted through high school. I was 203rd in a class of 987.
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I kind of do all of this writing as a way of thinking and learning. I'm sure it's similar to being a journalist: You get to learn, and that's the greatest kind of job.
