Amor Towles Quotes

I think that, every individual you invent in narrative work, you have to have some root in who that person is. That may be an aspect of yourself; it may be an aspect of something that you like, that you don't like. It may be an aspect that you wish you had. Maybe something you admire in another person.

Amor Towles

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Most cornmeal producers don't tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.

Jeremy Jackson

LongYouKnowSittingDifficult

The thing I am attracted to is just good writing and stories that are based somewhat in reality.

Jennifer Aniston

GoodI AmWritingRealityJust

I just think about cutting my hair when it's too hot or when I have to go somewhere that I have to wash it and style it. That's when I think about cutting it.

Anderson Varejao

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I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine.

Aneurin Bevan

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My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand.

Stella McCartney

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It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn't.

Steven Soderbergh

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Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities.

Tom G. Palmer

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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.

Ron White

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You're really lucky as an artist if you get a role that changes you as a person.

Matt Bomer

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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It's time that Americans dealt seriously with guns, getting in place strong and appropriate measures - there is no excuse for anything but the strictest controls.

Jay Parini

TimeStrongPlaceSeriouslyAnything

I'm a confident person next to the guy in the street, but if you go into the showbiz world, it seems the guys who are most successful are the most confident, and I don't think I fit into that category.

Dominic Holland

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