Kim Edwards Quotes

In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories.

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• The United States is a low-trade - low-tariff country.

  

  Sam Brownback
  • Country
  • United States

• When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?

  

  Quentin Crisp
  • People
  • Up
  • God

• Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.

  

  Fabrizio Moreira
  • You
  • Gold
  • Decisions

• Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.

  

  Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
  • Need
  • Economy
  • Bank

• You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.

  

  Tanya Tucker
  • Life
  • Know
  • Parent

• I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.

  

  Adam Peaty
  • People
  • Work
  • Win

• It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • People
  • Up
  • Different

• With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.

  

  Aaron Ashmore
  • Work
  • Trying
  • Popular

• Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.

  

  J. August Richards
  • Career
  • Enjoy
  • Over

• I've always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I'd win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I'm still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico.

  

  Gary Johnson
  • Running
  • Party
  • Myself

• It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.

  

  Barry Gibb Bee Gees
  • Great
  • Together
  • Band

• There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

  

  Jackie Robinson
  • Country
  • American
  • Free

• The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.

  

  Laura Miller
  • Family
  • Dream
  • City

• We also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That's not leadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq - and we should have learned it by now.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Country
  • American
  • Leadership

• Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.

  

  Frances McDormand
  • Police
  • More
  • Detective

• Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.

  

  Salma Hayek
  • Important
  • Trying
  • Style

• I hope we've got a lot of fairways and greens. We'll go from there.

  

  Hal Sutton
  • Hope
  • Go
  • Got

• The thing about Moby Dick is that, at heart, it's a very simple plot - there's only one white whale in the ocean. When you're a boy growing up in a hostile home, you imagine it's unique: it's happening only to you.

  

  Gavin O'Connor
  • Up
  • Heart
  • Home

• If I'm trying to please every craze fan, then I can't. Of course, we all want to please the fans.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Trying
  • Want
  • Fans

• There is, however, a change going on in the world. There's far more interest in drawing now than there has been in a long, long time. Schools are beginning to teach drawing again in a serious and meaningful way.

  

  Leonard Baskin
  • Time
  • World
  • Long

• I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral music; also some Handel, mostly songs and arias; I like Schubert's and Beethoven's chamber music and Sibelius' symphonies; for opera, I listen to Mozart and in recent years Wagner.

  

  Colm Toibin
  • Music
  • Writing

• My writing partner, Nicki, and I became obsessed with a monologist who performs unscripted shows equipped with nothing more than scribbled bullet points and a glass of water. We wrote him a fan letter and found ourselves sharing lunch and eventually a friendship.

  

  Emma McLaughlin
  • Writing
  • Water
  • Friendship

• In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories.

  

  Kim Edwards
  • Good
  • Writing
  • Beautiful