Andrew Sean Greer Quotes

A lot of problems get solved in those sort of in-between moments when your subconscious has been working on some problem. If you keep it spinning, you can fix ideas sometimes better than if you focus on them directly.

Andrew Sean Greer

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FocusIdeasProblemsBetterProblem

War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades.

Michael Cimino

WarVietnamCrusadesDifferent

When you tour you become more intimate with your audience. It's like I need reassurance that they like me or at least find me relevant. And that I can still do it.

Steve Coogan

MeYouFindI CanBecomeNeed

Time and time again, history has proved that the conservatives are right and the liberals are wrong.

Stockwell Day

HistoryTimeWrongRightAgain

I never really like it when other writers talk about coming in behind people and rewriting.

Tony Gilroy

PeopleTalkNeverComingBehind

The Tunisian revolution left every Arab dictator in fear; Egypt's toppling of Mubarak left them terrified - even one of the U.S.' best allies in the region could fall.

Mona Eltahawy

FearBestRevolutionFallEgypt

I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering.

Mo Ibrahim

EngineeringDoubtNeverWantedHad

I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life.

Josh Gad

LifeAmazingStoryThinkLanguage

I have exercise-induced asthma.

Chyler Leigh

Asthma

When you meet people you've previously worked with, it's definitely comfortable.

Shenaz Treasury

PeopleYouMeetComfortableWorked

I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a good athlete - doing things with all the 'ganas' I can.

Sergio Garcia

GoodMeDoingI CanAthleteNothing

We should not have to choose between supporting jobs and supporting the environment.

Scott Pruitt

EnvironmentChooseBetweenShould

Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists.

Thomas Friedman

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