Ann Beattie Quotes

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.

Ann Beattie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 8, 1947

Topics

PeopleRight PersonStoryYouPerson

Bradbury was the one guy who was published in places like the 'Saturday Evening Post.' He was the guy who brought science fiction to the masses. If he hadn't existed, science fiction would have been a well-kept secret in literature instead of a widely consumed phenomenon.

Robert J. Sawyer

ScienceEveningSaturdayLiterature

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years.

Robert Kiyosaki

AgeHistoryBeginningWorldYears

Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?

Alyssa Milano

TimePetChildBirdsYouWant

As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.

Sonny Bill Williams

WinWorldBlackYouStriveCup

There's nothing better than to work with somebody who appreciates you as an artist.

Trevor Jackson

WorkBetterYouArtistNothingWho

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

Toni Kroos

FocusGameDownPlayMoreSides

If you shoot with a billion cameras, then there's no perspective. You want to use one shot at a time, so it's better to discover what that is before you shoot, rather than trying to make something in the cutting room, and then it just becomes generic.

Roger Deakins

TimePerspectiveBetterTryingYou

Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script.

Robert Wise

StarsCharacterThinkBetterHimHe

The Obama administration's hostility to school choice programs is well known.

Ron Johnson

SchoolChoiceWellAdministration

The current FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, is highly regarded, but some distrust him because he is the former head lobbyist of both the cable and wireless phone industries. He's also made some statements suggesting he doesn't understand or opposes network neutrality.

Marvin Ammori

PhoneUnderstandHimHeadDistrust

The idea that we should write towards the unknown aspects of our experience was totally groundbreaking for me. It gave me the license I needed to try to write outside myself. This attitude has deeply informed my approach to fiction, emboldening me to write characters with voices or situations that are vastly different from my own.

Molly Antopol

AttitudeMyselfExperienceMeMy Own

I just want to develop and be the best player I can be.

Jaylen Brown

BestI CanWantJustDevelopPlayer

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