Jennifer Egan Quotes

I write totally spontaneously. I actually write fiction by hand - that always seems to startle people. I think the reason I do that is to bypass the thinking part of me and get to the more unconscious part, which is where all the good ideas seem to be.

Jennifer Egan

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There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth.

Johan Rockstrom

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The atmosphere is great for people - it allows us to survive - but it's a real headache for astronomers.

Andrea M. Ghez

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I don't get offered many comedies.

Anna Maxwell Martin

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I tell people, 'It's just like a cliche, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true.'

Michael Clarke Duncan

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You'd think experienced political professionals would know better than to place their trust in exit polls, notoriously inaccurate surveys that had John Kerry winning the 2004 election by five points when he actually lost by three.

John Podhoretz

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With a fixed mindset, you believe you are who you are and you cannot change. This creates problems when you're challenged because anything that appears to be more than you can handle is bound to make you feel hopeless and overwhelmed.

Travis Bradberry

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People need to realize how powerful the transformation of soil can be.

Ron Finley

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I've learned that you don't need a lot in life. If it can't fit into a suitcase, you don't really need it.

Joyce DiDonato

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On one level, I must never lose touch with my audience. But I must, at some point, stop trying to get everybody to like me, and be true to the thing I think I need to say.

Joss Whedon

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There's never a dearth of reasons to shoot at the President.

Don DeLillo

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If you get serious about yourself as you get old, you are pathetic.

Diana Rigg

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From the time I started the decathlon, I've loved the event. I didn't know why. I still don't know why.

Ashton Eaton

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