Andre Dubus III Quotes

I really think that if there's any one enemy to human creativity, especially creative writing, its self-consciousness. And if you have one eye on the mirror to see how you're doing, you're not doing it as well as you can. Don't think about publishing, don't think about editors, don't think about marketplace.

Andre Dubus III

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999

Topics

MirrorCreativityCreativeWriting

As you wake up to sort of Morocco coming to life, and you drive a two hour journey through the desert as the sun is rising over the sand dunes... I saw landscapes and visual stuff that I'll never forget. It was special.

Jim Sturgess

LifeJourneySunWake UpDesertYou

I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson.

Joan Collins

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There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.

Andrew Young

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I play golf once in awhile. I certainly love to train. I'm also a big fan of NASCAR and Japanimation.

John Cena

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I personally hope and wish that Britain will stay part and parcel of the European Union.

Angela Merkel

HopeWishWillStayUnionPart

'Attaboys' help people. I am huge on attaboy. Confidence is the great ingredient to living and art, with fidelity to self. It's so important to surround yourself with people who give you confidence.

Jeffrey Tambor

ConfidenceGreatArtYourselfI Am

I have a hard time sometimes watching my own work.

Stella Maeve

WorkTimeSometimesMy OwnWatching

Most people get scared away from having an opinion. It's not so much my opinions everybody relates to, it's that I don't care about being punished for it.

Ronda Rousey

PeopleOpinionCareOpinionsScared

I don't have my life mapped out. I am happy to see where it goes, and then, hopefully, I won't be disappointed.

Lucy Davis

LifeI AmHappyMy LifeI Am Happy

Some people might call me a party pooper.

Diana DeGarmo

PeopleMePartySome PeopleCall

I don't regard the fact that there's a disparity in test scores nearly as importantly as I do the need for diversity, because I know from long experience that test scores, though useful, are a very limited measure of things that matter in choosing students.

Derek Bok

ExperienceDiversityLongMeasure

I loved getting to do Promised Land with him. I mean, he's really there for you. We did one very emotional scene in the church. He's just a wonderful acting partner. You feel very safe with him.

Delta Burke

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