Joe R. Lansdale Quotes

I lived below the poverty line when I was young and starting out as a writer. But my wife and I kept trying to do things better, as anyone with ambition does. But just because you're trying doesn't mean you're always going to succeed.

Joe R. Lansdale

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 28, 1951

Topics

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You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare.

John McCain

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Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.

John Quelch

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I'm a huge Disney fan.

Amber Stevens

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I'm obsessed with not chucking away food. I'm lucky enough to have a gardener, so we grow sweetcorn, tomatoes, beetroots, cabbages, pumpkins, lettuce. I'm trying to get into blanching it and freezing so I don't have to buy veg over the winter, but then you need loads of freezers, and that's not ideal.

Stella McCartney

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Hopefully it'll give us a bit of luck on the night, but I'm not really a superstitious person.

Steven Gerrard

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Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

Ronald Reagan

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My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on.

Lorna Luft

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My next fight is always the most important fight, so regardless if I'm fighting for the title or not, I always have to go in there and give everything that I've got.

Jose Aldo

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Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.

Denis Leary

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In tough times, we all hope for knights in shining armor, or the cavalry, to show up and effect change.

Dean Devlin

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One day I will go back to my books and piano, but not yet.

William Hague

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I try to have a very optimistic outlook on life. I try not to take anything too seriously. I try to - and I do - find a ton of joy and happiness in my life, and I think that helps you stay youthful.

Sutton Foster

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