John D'Agata Quotes

By embracing a label such as 'non-fiction,' the creative writing community has signaled to the world that what goes on in this genre is at best utilitarian and at worst an utter mystery. We have segregated the genre from art.

John D'Agata

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It's time to level the playing field for small business owners and give them the same health care choices that large corporations have. Because they don't have as many employees, they have little ability to negotiate lower rates.

Jeff Merkley

BusinessHealthTimeSmallChoices

There's no statistical evidence that human beings have an ability to move in and out of the markets effectively. It's next to impossible.

John W. Rogers, Jr.

ImpossibleHumanNextAbilityOut

I have a few close friends with whom I can practice speaking Italian, but I mostly maintain fluency through reading.

Amanda Knox

PracticeReadingFriendsI CanWhom

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

Stephen Hawking

FuturePastPossibilitiesSpectrum

The problem for many people with disabilities is not that we are not able to work a certain number of hours a week. It's that no-one will let us.

Stella Young

WorkPeopleProblemWeekWillUs

Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Robert Anton Wilson

CrazyWrongMeanCourse

It's increasingly rare for me to find things that challenge me as an actor because the challenge of my personal life, and how fulfilling I find it, is tough to compete with.

Julia Roberts

LifeChallengeMeToughFindActor

While most of us know that we feel better after a good hearty laugh, science, in many cases, is yet to prove why.

Allen Klein

GoodScienceBetterFeelLaughKnow

If it's on the Internet, it's real!

Poppy

InternetReal

You have to be positive, and I'm not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life.

Sheryl Swoopes

LifePositiveTalkingYouJustAlso

I used to help my grandfather on the farm, driving tractors, raising crops and animals. I used to feed some of the baby cows and pigs, and I had to be no older than 7 or 8. Then at about 9 or 10 I started driving tractors. It showed me at an early age what hard work was all about and how dedicated you have to be, no matter what you do.

Tyson Chandler

WorkHard WorkAgeMeBabyHelp

When we started Poco, we were too country for rock, and we were too rock for country.

Richie Furay

CountryRockStartedTooWere

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