Kevin J. Anderson Quotes
My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I did a lot of little girl groups here and there just to get more comfortable on stage. When you're in girl groups, it's a lot different because if you mess up, there's someone on stage to back you up, and finally I got to a point where I knew I could do it on my own.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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You don't win as a party unless you become a bigger party.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.
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I told my agent which women I aspire to have a career like: Frances McDormand, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney and Emma Thompson - character actresses who have something to say. I also said that I loved Madeline Kahn and Jessica Lange.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.
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On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.
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If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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When the iPhone came out, every CIO in America said, 'You're not bringing that into our corporate environment,' my CIO included.
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I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.
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There's no one piece everyone should avoid, but obviously there are some things that don't fit the right way on everyone.
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I was inspired by World Vision. It's almost like I sponsored (Donald) Faison and gave him an opportunity to do something with his life. What more would he want than to work with me?
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The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.
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Growth as a goal, to repeat, is delusion. William James, the American philosopher, talked of the 'bitch goddess success.' A philosopher of business today might well talk of the 'bitch goddess growth.'
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My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.
