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Johanna Lindsey Quotes

If you can't laugh at your own characters, or shed a tear for them, or even get angry at one of them, no one else will either.

Johanna Lindsey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: March 10, 1952

Topics

Angry Laugh You Will Own Get

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

Angelique Kerber

I Am Me Influence Grandfather Now

Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities in Toronto, people like the Walsh Brothers, David Wilcox, Kim Mitchell and the like. It was a great learning experience.

Learning Opportunity Great Experience

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

Relationship Great Man Humility Test

I have seen countless colleagues struggle to come to terms with retirement. I learned a lot from Richard Dunwoody when he was riding, and I completely understand why he took off and undertook what most people consider mad challenges.

Struggle People Challenges Colleagues

I love horror movies, and the kid is always such a big part. Kids are usually seen as so innocent, like, 'Oh, they can't do anything that creepy - they're kids!' That's what a lot of horror movies draw on, so getting to join that 'club' is really cool.

Love Cool Innocent Movies Horror

TV rots your brain.

Too many people who come in as CEO of a poorly performing company assume that none of the incumbent executives are worth retaining. That's not always the case. Sometimes the talent is there, but it's not being led well.

Talent People Worth Sometimes Always

It's not hard to write poorly. But to write something good, it has to be revised.

Joyce Carol Oates

Good Write Hard Something Poorly

I hate watching stand-ups.

In politics almost all of us are nerds, so that's just a given... but we're cool nerds.

Politics Cool Us Nerds Just Almost

A lot of my book, 'The Price of Inequality,' is about why there has been an increase in rent-seeking.

Joseph Stiglitz

Book Inequality Price Why Been Lot

Bill and Hillary Clinton have one central idea in their uncluttered, ambitious minds: Hillary in 2008. Let Bush get re-elected, use the '04 primaries and general election to clean out the underbrush of competing Democratic candidates, and proceed unimpeded to the '08 nomination.

Election Minds Clean Out Competing

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