Antonya Nelson Quotes
I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.

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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
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There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.
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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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When liberty returns, I will return.
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You have to take control of your own life, your own destiny, and your own careers. You can't leave everything up to someone else, 'cause then you can look at them and blame them.
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My thinking is lot more different with many actresses in the industry. I don't understand why people in showbiz put their profession of acting in the back seat after marriage.
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience.
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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
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Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
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Within that awful volume liesThe mystery, of mysteries!
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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Sometimes when I pick up a book off the shelf, when I'm buying a new book to read, I'll look at all of them and they all have the exact same words inside, but I'll think that one is meant to go home with me. I'll never pick the first thing off the shelf, I'll always go one behind.
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If the Eagles were to get back together, it would have to be for the right reasons. I think it would look awful if it were just for the money.
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The president has made good on a promise to ensure that the American people are not subject to overreach... and fulfilled a commitment to keep America first and focus on American jobs.
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I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.