Amy Tan Quotes

You write a book and you hope somebody will go out and pay $24.95 for what you've just said. I think books were my salvation. Books saved me from being miserable.

Amy Tan

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HopeMeBookThinkYouSaid

Anything I learned was just work hard, just keep working and don't worry about the outside stuff. Whatever happens will happen.

Jimmy Fallon

WorkWork HardWorryWillOutside

Me and Cate Blanchett have the same job, technically.

Jessica Williams

JobMeSameTechnically

Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow.

Andrew Motion

FamilyGoodPoetryDoorsYouRoyal

Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously.

Melissa McCarthy

SomeoneSeriouslyNothingMoreTake

I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.

Jeff Zucker

LifeMy LifePlaceOverHalfOnly

Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.

Michael Arrington

RichMoreTaxesEveryonePayWants

Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro?

John Thorn

TeamChooseTelevisionGoSettle

My discovery that black holes emit radiation raised serious problems of consistency with the rest of physics. I have now resolved these problems, but the answer turned out to be not what I expected.

Stephen Hawking

ConsistencyRestProblemsBlackNow

I'm very fortunate to be doing what I dreamed of, what I love. So few people get that opportunity. So while people continue liking what I write, I'm going to happily continue.

Michael Robotham

LoveOpportunityPeopleDoingWrite

I'm not a girly girl.

Millie Bobby Brown

GirlGirly

With 'Dawson's Creek,' I wasn't a fan of '90210,' and that wasn't particularly my genre of show. 'Fringe,' on the other hand, is right up my alley.

Joshua Jackson

HandRightUpCreekShowAlley

Dad was never a Mr. Mum-type of person who'd stay at home. It was a big thing when he was home - he was a circus.

Jared Harris

HomePersonCircusNeverBigStay

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