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Andrew Vachss Quotes

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 19, 1942

Topics

Building Appearance Mechanical Lace

I think there's so many points of view that you want to make sure your stories are being told from men and women... you get all of the different backgrounds. You don't want every story being told from the same point of view. So just for better storytelling, I'm like, 'Yes, please, bring some more ladies on.'

Melissa McCarthy

Women Men Story Think Better View

There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below the line' workers - whose only reward is to be pejoratively labeled 'below the line' workers. I say get them all on the next thing smoking to Vegas for an all expense paid weekend of whatever.

People Smoking Recognition Reward

I can't say that I'm always writing in my head but I do spend a lot of time in my head writing or coming up with ideas. And what I do usually is write the music and melody and then, you know, maybe the basic idea. But when I feel that I don't have a song or just say, God, please give me another song. And I just am quiet and it happens.

Music God Time Me Ideas Song

It is increasingly important to be open-minded.

Important Open-Minded Increasingly

Of all government expenditures, defense spending is the... most stimulative to the economy.

Government Economy Defense Most

From the moment he took office in January of 1961, Kennedy had been eager to settle the Cuban problem without overt military action by the United States.

January Moment Action Problem Settle

In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage.

Family Funny School High School Shy

I bought a seven-dollar pen because I always lose pens and I got sick of not caring.

Caring Sick Pen Lose Always Because

When I went in, my editor said, 'I hope you don't think you're a writer.' And I said, 'I hope you don't think I'm a journalist.' And, uh, turned out we were both right.

Hope Think You Said Right Out

Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes.

Josephine Baker

Good Beautiful Luck Rest Born Legs

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

Parent Better Help Know Athlete Kid

The hardest diet I was ever on was the one when I was fat. You can only wear fat clothes, you don't feel good, your sex life gets damaged, you don't have energy for anything. It's horrible.

Life Good Feel Good Energy Fat Diet

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