Matt de la Pena Quotes

A surprising number of teens I meet in rougher schools around the country find refuge in novels and creative writing. It's not always the usual suspects either, the high achievers.

Matt de la Pena

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CreativeWritingFindCountryMeet

But I'm going to be a real good boy and take it day by day and try to concentrate on what's most important to me, and that's offering women a service.

John Galliano

GoodWomenServiceDayMeImportant

I feel incompetent to perform duties... which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.

Andrew Johnson

MeFeelBeenThrownIncompetent

What's wrong with 'Mario Bros. 3?' Not a damn thing.

Melanie Scrofano

WrongDamnBrosMarioDamn Thing

I believe in accessibility. I believe in honesty and a culture that supports that. And you can't have that if you're not open to receiving feedback.

Mindy Grossman

HonestyCultureBelieveFeedbackYou

I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger.

Lizzie Armitstead

StrongStrongerPersonBecomeEven

The universe can take quite a while to deliver.

Desmond Tutu

UniverseTakeDeliverQuiteWhile

I used to love going on a junket and promoting a film when it was not a 24-hour news cycle, and when there weren't so many media outlets. You could actually talk about the film.

Debra Winger

LoveMediaYouNewsTalkGoing

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.

Clarence Darrow

MenKnowComplimentInsultIgnorant

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

Anthony Burgess

ArtBecomeWriteDisinterested

The road to success runs uphill.

Willie Davis

SuccessRoadUphillRuns

Do I think I can take 20 carries now? Well, I think finally last week and this is week was probably the first time I could probably say, yeah, I could take 20 carries and go do some damage.

Shaun Alexander

TimeThinkWeekI CanGoSay

I work very hard, you know, but I don't think that I'm working, because what I do pleases me so much. I write about certain things because certain things happen to me.

Mario Vargas Llosa

WorkMeThinkYouThings Happen

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