Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes
I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.Curtis Sittenfeld
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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
Jack Nicklaus -
If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
Pablo Picasso -
She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
Gail Parent -
I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
Harbhajan Singh -
At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.
Orhan Pamuk -
I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
Harmony Korine
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The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally.
J. Philippe Rushton -
In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.
Sam Wyly -
You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
Irwin Shaw -
The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
Babyface -
I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
Paddy Ashdown -
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
Dale Carnegie
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I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
Mal Peet -
I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
Samantha Barks -
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
Zig Ziglar -
You can't watch 'Daredevil' or 'Jessica Jones' or the Marvel films and not be aware that the villain has to be awesome. I've always wanted to have more space. And the scope, morally, is more broad for the villain than the hero.
Mahershala Ali -
Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.
Lady Gaga -
I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
Valerie June
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
Yani Tseng -
Knowing that anything can happen at any time, I made sure the people that I love know that.
Maika Monroe -
I think part of what we're seeing in the rise of white nationalism is their response to Black Lives Matter, is their response to an ever-increasing fight for equal rights, for civil rights, and for human rights.
Patrisse Cullors -
When we look at the pay of men and women who do work equal hours, two discoveries are quite astonishing: -When women and men work less than 40 hours a week, the women earn more than the men; -When men and women work more than 40, the men earn more than the women.
Warren Farrell -
I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.
Curtis Sittenfeld