Anton Chekhov Quotes
I have in my head a whole army of people pleading to be let out and awaiting my commands.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively supportive and always have been of my career.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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Making music is fantastic.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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Women just love to shop.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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We call ourselves a dog's 'master' - but who ever dared to call himself the 'master' of a cat? We own a dog - he is with us as a slave and inferior because we wish him to be. But we entertain a cat - he adorns our hearth as a guest, fellow-lodger, and equal because he wishes to be there.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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I've never been strong with my time-management skills.
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I always believe that a good story will find its audience and that it will attract different kinds of elements of creative people who will make it more compelling.
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I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.
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The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the 'pure' experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
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The chief drawback with men is that they are too talkative.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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I have in my head a whole army of people pleading to be let out and awaiting my commands.
