Carolyn Chute Quotes
I am a person who can't teach writing or make a living in any public way, as I get confused when interrupted or overstimulated. In a classroom or crowded room, I all but blank out. So my only income is from novels.
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
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You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.
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My number one thing is to recycle everything from newspaper to aluminum cans, and I even use a canvas bag instead of the plastic ones when I go to the grocery store.
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I believe that I'm a hillbilly in my values and in my attitudes, and I don't want to lose that. I think it's possible to maintain a big chunk of that identity so long as you're self-reflective and meaningful about it.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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I just want to sit in my room and write books.
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They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive.
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I have to trust what I do and then do it.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
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Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
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I don't think that our European Union membership precludes us from building an illiberal new state based on national foundations.
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I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do.
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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I studied because I wanted to know, not because I wanted the world to know I knew.
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You know, Castle's the kind of guy that when he meets somebody, that's a connection for him. He remains connected to the people that he meets. That's the kind of guy he is, be they criminals, gangster rappers, mafia guys, art thieves, whoever it is, he nurtures those relationships.
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Everything in life, bad or good, makes you change and grow - happily, because if it didn't, we'd be machines.
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I am a person who can't teach writing or make a living in any public way, as I get confused when interrupted or overstimulated. In a classroom or crowded room, I all but blank out. So my only income is from novels.
