Ann Nocenti Quotes

I am inspired by both Japanese Samurai films, in particular the films of Kurosawa, and how they share the spirit of American Westerns, with the influences running in both directions, and including the 'Spaghetti Westerns' and films of Sam Peckinpah.

Ann Nocenti

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I'm a slow starter, but it's time to flip on the switch.

Joe Cowley

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I think the job of art and drama is to hold a mirror up to those things and say, 'What do you think about it?'

Jessie Mueller

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Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

Meg Greenfield

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You become sillier and more youthful as you get older, maybe, because you're over all your anxieties.

Rosamund Pike

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Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

Desiderius Erasmus

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I'll always write picture books - it's just what I do. I'd even do it if I wasn't being paid.

Debi Gliori

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A good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. New clothes after a training session - you have this rush of endorphins from exercise that everybody gets, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It's a double whammy.

Conor McGregor

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Paul Smith's artwork was so elegant and so graphic, so I think that's always had a strong effect on me, especially starting out.

Cliff Chiang

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Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

Bruce Sutter

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I'm always drawn to strong female leads, so that's what drew me to 'Lost Girl.' I was a 'Buffy' fan and watched it with friends every week. I was also a big fan of 'Alias' when that was on - they both had strong female leads, and that's what draws me in the most.

Anna Silk

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I feel like everything I write about is a gift I need to share because there is somebody out there going through a similar thing that might need to hear it. I know music helped me a lot. And still does.

Ashley Monroe

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So I, I knew something in a business sense about semiconductors and I appreciated their possibilities.

Arthur Rock

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