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Jessamyn West Quotes

If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: July 18, 1902 - February 23, 1984

Topics

People You Train Will Real Anything

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

Heart Great Believe Deep You Down

I am so focused on the fact that the conversation doesn't address any of the things I think are important. I think our political dialogue in America is distorted and completely off track.

I Am Think Political America Focused

It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the state of things, people want escapism.

Fun People Think Go Want See

I was born in a blender.

Born I Was Born Blender

I never don't have a good time. Even when I go to work with a cold or a sore throat, as soon as I hit the mark and walk out that door, everything else is gone, and I'm up.

Work Good Time Walk Door Cold

Anybody in the spotlight can get lost in that if they are not careful.

Lisa Marie Presley

Lost Spotlight Get Careful Anybody

I usually think to do pep talks on Twitter if I'm on the road, at home and my girlfriend is out of town, or if I'm at home and up later then my girlfriend and our dog Bizzy - like, if they're both asleep but I'm kind of wired.

Dog Home Road Think Kind Girlfriend

Once again I stopped listening to the news this week.

Donella Meadows

Listening Week News Again Once

I loathe the trivialization of poetry that happens in creative writing classes. Teachers set exercises to stimulate subject matter: Write a poem about an imaginary landscape with real people in it. Write about a place your parents lived in before you were born. We have enough terrible poetry around without encouraging more of it.

Creative Poetry Parents People You

If you look back at the great classics and the epics and myths, they were for everyone. Different people got different things from them, but everyone was invited to participate.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Great People You Look Back Everyone

It's interesting - a lot of good actors are good mimes. But I'm terrible. If I tried to do an impression, nobody would know what I was doing.

Christopher Walken

Good Interesting Doing Nobody Know

I believe in a democratic approach to fashion: if you feel good, then great. You may not look good, but it's not the problem.

Good Great Feel Good Fashion Believe

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