Anton Chekhov Quotes
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I have a cheat-sheet for each one of my characters about their personality, the way they look, etc. So there is no possible way that I could have writer's block.
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A tactic used by authors of virtually every single book I've ever read that propounds a conspiracy theory is to attack an agency as being part of a conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination, but when this same agency comes up with something favorable to the author's position, the author will cite that same agency as credible support for his argument.
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I would forgive my mom, but she's going to have to admit she did some things that were wrong.
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I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.
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I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly.
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I think The Doors are one of the classic groups, and I think we're all tempted to feel like the time in which we grew up was somehow special, but I really do believe that there were two golden eras in music: The Forties and Fifties of big band, jazz and swing, and the Sixties and Seventies of rock. To me, they're really unparalleled.
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Don't assume that what we currently think is out there is the full story. Go after the dark matter, in whatever field you choose to explore.
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I'm working over 80 hours a week and have to keep on track.
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When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier to work hard.
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A strong and enthusiastic niche audience can push a topic into mainstream consciousness with speed and force.
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Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.
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I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.
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People have an awful lot of problems that society has put on them and a lot to work through because of it.
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I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.
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Their own strength has betrayed them. They have...pulled down Deep Heaven on their heads.
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'You don’t seem the superstitious type.''I’m not,' Ben said. 'I’m careful. There’s a difference.'
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Ya'll are Eminem backwards, you're mini-mes
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I don't think Lloyd's of London would insure this mouth.
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No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
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They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because we tell it like it is and don't engage in hypocrisy. But there is a limit to everything. And with Ukraine, our Western partners have crossed the line, playing the bear and acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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The barks of trees are best gathered in the spring, if it be of great trees, as oaks or the like, because they come easiest off, and so you may dry them if you please, but indeed your best way is to gather all barks only for present use.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
