V. S. Pritchett Quotes
Some writers thrive on the contact with the commerce of success; others are corrupted by it. Perhaps, like losing one's virginity,it is not as bad (or as good) as one feared it was going to be.
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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The only thing I have learnt over the years is that if you enjoy your work and put in the best efforts, it will show. If you follow this process, things work out. But if you go chasing a formula, success will elude you.
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No one can complain about earning good money, but for me, it's being able to help my family out, put my brother and sister through school, take my family on holiday. That's where I get the biggest buzz, not buying a pair of £500 shoes.
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Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.
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I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
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I think fashion is actually very good training for being in the tech world, because it's all about moving on to the next thing, looking for the next thing, not getting stuck in the past.
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I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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The good thing is I didn't feel like anyone was going to judge me on 'Glee.'
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The problem, when comparing contemporary television to television in 1974, is that TV has become not just bad but sad.
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My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.
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At one time if you were a black writer you had to be one of the best writers in the world to be published. You had to be great. Now you can be good. Mediocre. And that's good.
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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.
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After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.
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Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.
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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
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At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
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Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical sugar rush.
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My mother and I were very close and even when I left home and came to London I would ring her every day. She was very proud of me and loved my celebrity. She would often come to shoots and TV shows with me.
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I think that comfort is underrated in a lot of ways.
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I was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.
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Some writers thrive on the contact with the commerce of success; others are corrupted by it. Perhaps, like losing one's virginity,it is not as bad (or as good) as one feared it was going to be.
