Michael Chabon Quotes

I love Richard Yates, his work, and the novel, Revolutionary Road. It's a devastating novel.

Michael Chabon

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I think that baseball is still the most entertaining game because it's the simplest to watch.

Joe Garagiola

BaseballGameThinkWatchBecause

The temptation to quit and start over infects every creative process I've ever been in. Frustration and boredom always fuel this self-doubt.

Robert Lopez

CreativeStartFrustrationProcess

There is a broad cultural current that conveys the idea that a film is like a football team, it represents a nation, it is illustrated literature, filmed radio. These are outdated concepts, totally out of touch with today's realities.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

TodayFootballTeamLiteratureRadio

It's not just dead men who tell no tales. Live ones don't have much to say for themselves, either.

Michael Feldman

LiveMenSayDeadTellJust

Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.

Alveda King

PeopleColorElectionSkinLastWho

I could do a show with men; I'd love to do that, but it's women that I know and understand.

Amanda de Cadenet

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I always wanted to be a mommy.

Stephanie Seymour

AlwaysWantedMommy

We are all doing drag. Every single person on this planet is doing it.

RuPaul

DoingPersonSinglePlanetDrag

When Phil and I started out, everyone hated rock n' roll. The record companies didn't like it at all - felt it was an unnecessary evil. And the press: interviewers were always older than us, and they let you know they didn't like your music, they were just doing the interview because it was their job.

Don Everly

MusicJobEvilDoingYouKnow

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.

Denis Waitley

RelationshipCourageStay Focused

We have done a poor job educating people about education. Only when we have clarified that can we talk about how best to achieve it.

Donna Brazile

EducationBestJobPeopleAchieve

People look at your CV and assume you jump from job to job to job. They don't see the months in between where you're waiting for the phone to ring, or you're waiting to hear about things.

Chloe Pirrie

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