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John Searles Quotes

My first day as an intern in the books department at 'Cosmopolitan' also happened to be the day the O.J. Simpson verdict was announced.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

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Day First Intern Books Happened

You can no longer buy commodities at Merrill Lynch. My guess is many analysts and even executives are too young to know how profitable a hot commodities market can be. They will soon.

You Know Young Will Hot Buy

I think it says wonders about people that can write an entire album, and put out an entire album of great songs. I mean, the Brad Paisley's, Alan Jackson especially, even Taylor Swift - those people can really pen great stuff.

Great People Think Pen Mean Write

I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed behind me.

Angela Ruggiero

Me Succeed Generation Ready Kind

It takes a perverse determination to drain that instinctive curiosity away and make history seem just remote, dead and disconnected from our contemporary reality. Conversely, it just takes skilful storytelling to recharge that connection to make the past come alive in our present.

Determination History Past Curiosity

I started work on my first French history book in 1969; on 'Socialism in Provence' in 1974; and on the essays in Marxism and the French Left in 1978. Conversely, my first non-academic publication, a review in the 'TLS', did not come until the late 1980s, and it was not until 1993 that I published my first piece in the 'New York Review.'

Work History New York Socialism Book

It hurts when you have to smile and you don't want to smile, but the best thing to do is to smile.

Smile Best You Want Hurts Thing

I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that.

Jonathan Brandis

Future I Am Hurry Would Like Direct

I get asked quite often if I'm an anarchist. If they want to put a label on me, that's fine. What is most important to me is to live in a world that is not being murdered.

Live Me World Important Want Get

I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.

Responsibility Weekend Feeling Cinema

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.

People Telling Victims Mostly

When I was 27, if I didn't put 15 things in one dish I wasn't happy.

Happy Things Dish Put

I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.

Life Money Me Enjoy Find Go

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