Jenny Offill Quotes

I have a slightly contrarian streak as a writer, and one of the things I was interested in was how distilled could I make a life, and how I could cross what is kind of trivialized as a domestic novel with a novel of ideas, a philosophical novel.

Jenny Offill

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LifeIdeasKindThingsInterested

I just like to build things and do things.

Andrew Mason

BuildThingsJustLike

Teenagers blithely skip off to uncertain futures, while their parents sit weeping curbside in the Volvo, because the adolescent brain isn't yet formed enough to recognize and evaluate risk.

Michael J. Fox

ParentsBrainEnoughRiskSitOff

You have to be in tune with your body and know when your body is saying, 'That's enough, you're done for the day.' If you over-fatigue and are totally stressed, you get sick. And if I get sick, I can't work.

Sondra Radvanovsky

WorkDaySickSayingEnoughBody

Adele's one of my favourite artists!

Sigrid

ArtistsFavouriteAdele

Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.

Roger McGuinn

GuitarFameRockRollHall

I think people have come to know me, and I don't deviate too much as an individual. What you see is what you get.

Rob Mariano

PeopleMeThinkYouToo MuchKnow

There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely.

Ronald Coase

DoubtRecognitionWillMoreEconomy

I try to approach all episodic work the same. No matter the content. I look for a dramatic or emotional spine to the story I'm telling, something that stands out to me thematically about the episode and its relationship to the rest of the season/series.

Miguel Sapochnik

WorkRelationshipMeRestStoryTry

Periodically, at the end of a conversation, someone will ask me, 'Is there something I can do for you?' I used to answer with 'Do something that is helpful to something or someone in my world.'

Brad Feld

MeWorldEndSomeoneYouI Can

Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

Aries Spears

ComedyMichael JordanRangeFullHe

Film was something that I didn't see as a step up from music videos, though obviously, music videos, the fact that you work with a crew and a film camera, are the closest to film I've ever been. That is the only schooling I've ever had.

Anton Corbijn

WorkMusicStepCameraYouSee

I'm relevant because I fill a void for people who aren't doing what they want to do in life.

ASAP Ferg

LifePeopleDoingWantBecauseVoid

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