John Darnielle Quotes

I think there are some writers - like, if you read Kerouac, I think you probably need to take a little break before you sit down to the typewriter because he's the type of writer whose voice infects you.

John Darnielle

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VoiceThinkYouDownNeedBreak

The Tao of Jen was very much the Tao of hiding everything that didn't look good. The Tao of Jen is wearing a cocktail dress with underwear with holes in it. The Tao of Jen is all style and no substance.

Jen Lancaster

GoodStyleDressLookCocktailMuch

I truly believe in O.J.'s innocence, and unless they find him guilty, I will continue to support him.

Robert Kardashian

SupportBelieveInnocenceFindWill

I'm a cash flow guy. If it doesn't make me money today, forget about it.

Robert Kiyosaki

TodayMoneyMeForgetFlowGuy

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

Michael Ende

LivePowerBetterYouHumanSee

I feed horses and goats and sheep all day and, once in a while, come and talk about movies.

Steve Zahn

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Fantasy is my genre and my home in the writing world. I consider it the biggest writing room in all literature, where there are literally no boundaries at all.

Robin Hobb

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Fall in love with the work you do - that is the best way to make everything last.

Liu Wen

WorkLoveBestYouFallWay

With the newspapers cheering, Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt chose a top-notch regiment of more than 1,250 men. They were first called Teddy's Texas Tarantulas and went through three or four other monikers until Roosevelt's Rough Riders stuck.

Douglas Brinkley

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Technology is how we create wealth, how we cure diseases, how we'll build an environment that's sustainable and also gives people the capacity to pull more out of this world and still leave it better than when they found it.

Dean Kamen

TechnologyPeopleWorldBetterBuild

I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes hate the white in me so viciously that I long to forget the commitment my skin has imposed upon my life.

Cherrie Moraga

LifeDaughterHateCommitmentI Am

I don't know if I would ever truly want somebody's life in my hands. I think what these people, what doctors and nurses and public service employees do on a day-to-day basis, is unreal, and it takes a special type of person to do that - and I don't think I'm that type of person. I'm happy to play one on TV.

Colin Donnell

LifeServiceHappyPeopleThink

I have been blessed to have had many excellent teachers. The further I get away from school, though, the more I realize that the greatest teachers in my life have come from outside of academia.

Brad Thor

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