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John Irving Quotes

Titles are important; I have them before I have books that belong to them. I have last chapters in my mind before I see first chapters, too. I usually begin with endings, with a sense of aftermath, of dust settling, of epilogue.

John Irving

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 2, 1942

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Mind Important First Dust See Begin

I had a paint pony called Half-Pint, and I rode her in Madison Square Garden, and that was my first big show. But my first real pony was this red pony called Chantal. He was absolutely amazing. He was a great pony, except he did spin me off a couple of times! I would blink, and then I would be on the floor.

Jessica Springsteen

Great Red Amazing Me Garden First

It's important to do research. I do that in every play, every actor does.

John Gilpin

Research Play Important Actor Every

The Gun Control Act of 1968 was an attempt to impose order. It set up the Federal Firearms License (FFL) system; gun stores would have to become licensed, and they would have to follow certain rules. Felons, illegal immigrants, and crazy people would be prohibited from buying guns.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

People Crazy Control Gun Rules

Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of the most remarkable artists of our time of any genre, and as a hip-hop artist he carries the weight of that art form with such splendor and grace and genius.

Michael Eric Dyson

Music Time Art Grace Criticism

Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers' grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation's character.

Tom Perez

Strength Women Character Gratitude

I've been bullied about my appearance since forever.

Michaela Coel

Appearance Forever Been Bullied

I do like making people feel uncomfortable - it's separating the wheat from the chaff.

Michaela Coel

People Feel Uncomfortable Wheat Like

I think Donald Trump's had a pattern of leaping on the bandwagon of anything that he feels will further his candidacy, and if that means sowing more fear and paranoia and playing into a kind of xenophobic populist strain, then that's what he will do.

Louis Theroux

Fear Think Kind Will More Anything

Zuckerberg rejected $2 billion for Facebook and has successfully created a company worth nearly $200 billion.

Jay Samit

Worth Company Facebook Billion

You have an hour and a half or two hours - maybe two and a half hours - in a movie, and it has to be a self-contained three-act structure. It's like a rock and roll song. Certain things have to happen for it to be a toe-tapper and get people excited, leaving the theater.

Jon Favreau

People Song Rock And Roll You Rock

Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.

Deepak Chopra

Nervous System Cells Like Your Fact

I couldn't afford to get sick in prison. My sickle cell is no joke, so I couldn't eat poorly or not exercise. And everything in jail is designed to do the exact opposite.

Prodigy

Sick Prison Exercise Jail Eat Joke