Ann Patchett Quotes

I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of human nature, and if I am going to write about people who are kind and generous and loving and thoughtful, so what?

Ann Patchett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1963

Topics

NatureI AmPeopleThinkThoughtful

I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.

Sigourney Weaver

SchoolDramaPeersDiscouragedAlong

As long as I can sing and hit the notes, I want to do that.

Trisha Yearwood

LongI CanWantNotesSingHit

Like Iran and Syria supplied Hezbollah with sophisticated anti-tank rockets - Matisse, Cornet, and other RPGs that caused great damage to Israeli tanks and Israeli infantry in 2006 - they did the same in Gaza with Hamas.

Ronen Bergman

GreatSameTanksSophisticatedLike

For the scientists, they're kind of puzzled and pleased that somebody finds their work interesting. It makes it fun for me. I feel like I've sort of turned over a stone that hasn't been turned over.

Mary Roach

WorkFunMeFeelInterestingStone

Formula 1 will always have high and strong investment. Who can't make these investments will race in other series.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

StrongInvestmentWillRaceHigh

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

Confucius

StarsGovernmentPlaceVirtueTurn

I have nothing but love for my time I spent in Denver, and appreciation, and gratitude.

Brock Osweiler

LoveGratitudeTimeAppreciation

We're so used to using military terminology in civilian speech that we forget those terms might mean something very specific.

Phil Klay

SpeechForgetMilitaryMeanUsed

I use Ecoco EcoStyler gel, but the alcohol-free protein one. That's the key.

SZA

KeyProteinUseGel

No matter what you go through, if it's the truth, 9 times out of 10, somebody else has been through the same thing or is currently going through the same thing.

Sevyn Streeter

TruthYouGoMatterSameOut

Connecting is always better than disconnecting.

Mark Goulston

BetterAlwaysConnectingThan

For whatever reason somebody can be convinced to buy a PC, it opens up a whole new market for all of us in the software business.

Kevin O'Leary

BusinessNewSoftwareReasonUpBuy

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