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John Niven Quotes

I once read Updike after writing a first draft, and I wanted to put my own book on the fire. I've since learned to read utter crap while I'm writing: pulp is the thing.

John Niven

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: scottish

Topics

Fire Writing Book My Own First Own

When I traveled around the country visiting women in their own homes and talking to them about their closets, every woman lamented about 'settling' for many of the pieces in her closet.

Jennifer Hyman

Women Woman Talking Traveled Country

I learnt not to be desperate in bad times and am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

John Elkann

Learning Good Bad Bad Times Am

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.

John F. Kennedy

Ignorance Democracy Security Voter

Sometimes you just work, you work, you work, and you have no life, no boyfriend, you have no more friends, no more nothing, you just make movies, and you're tired, and you don't know why. Then everybody says, 'Oh you are so lucky, you are working!' And you're like, 'Oh yeah, oh yeah, it's so great!'

Melanie Laurent

Life Work Great Tired Friends You

'Balance' is a really big word for me.

Angela Ahrendts

Balance Me Big Word Really

I'm a '90s kid, so I went into the entire album process wanting to incorporate little touches of that sound from hip-hop and R&B. Just enough to where you hear it subtly and then go, 'This kind of reminds me of that time.'

Tori Kelly

Time Me Process Enough You Kind

It's wrong that so many hardworking people - people working full-time, or even multiple jobs - need public assistance just to survive.

Tom Perez

People Survive Wrong Need Working

You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

Robin Wright

Work Love Marriage Foundation Strong

Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

Deval Patrick

Dog Me Attack Who Knows Anybody

I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Father Trying Copy Never Would

People say it's a bit repetitive to say, 'Oh oh oh oh oh oh,' but you can't translate the melody into words.

Chris Martin

Words People You Say People Say Oh

In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Religion World Advice Will Never