Wallace Stegner Quotes
Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best.
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With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.
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By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Unless you are Stephen King, a book signing is attended by maybe 40 or 50 people.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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I'm not the girl who always has a boyfriend. I'm the girl who rarely has a boyfriend.
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
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Stuart Blumberg is suddenly an authority on the modern - or, dare we say, post-modern - family, thanks to the critically-acclaimed debut of his new film, 'The Kids Are All Right.'
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Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
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It's so funny, I've done so many projects where I've been interrogated. I guest starred on almost every hour drama, and I'm always the guy they think is the bad guy but then they find out is not.
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In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.
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I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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If you want to get along, go along.
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I became a general contractor in my early 20s. I have been in the business for over 35 years.
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That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.
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I think if a movie makes you cry, you probably needed to cry.
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Every time I get up and sing for people, I get such a high. I just want to do it again and again.
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I was Aladdin, and then I was Captain Von Trapp from 'Sound Of Music' when I was 7 or 8, and then King Arthur. I was always the lead. I've always enjoyed being onstage, acting obnoxious, being someone that wasn't me, hiding behind a character.
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I'm kind of an animated person. I was given this really big blessing that my voice just kind of carries the emotion.
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Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable.
