Amor Towles Quotes

I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they are about.

Amor Towles

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BookKnowWillWriteHappenMake

Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me.

Jim Carrey

DayMeEvery DayKnowPersonalWash

To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.

John Eldredge

CharacterTryingYouKindUnderstand

Once I got into college, I discovered literature - in particular, multicultural literature. I just started to understand the power of story and narrative, and you know, like anyone else, I kind of wanted to do it, too.

Matt de la Pena

PowerCollegeStoryLiteratureYou

Fiction just has a lot more room for ambivalence and internal conflict, contradiction, and for me that sums up so much of what people felt after 9/11 - confusion even. And I think that's hard to capture in journalism.

Amy Waldman

PeopleMeConflictThinkJournalism

I've always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it's also been about confidence and faith.

Stephen Curry

SuccessConfidenceFaithDedication

I've worked with a lot of first time directors; in fact, I enjoy it because there is a certain beginner's mind that they bring into a project that isn't loaded with the way things have been done before. There's a certain freedom to it.

Stephanie Allain

FreedomTimeMindEnjoyDoneWay

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

Marvin Bower

InnovationOrganizationDriveTiming

I'm very conscious of the fact that when I'm working, my daughter is not with one of her parents.

Michelle Williams

DaughterParentsHerWorkingFact

Our goal is to build laboratories that will have the mission of a cGMP product at a reduced cost.

Liz Parrish

MissionGoalProductBuildWillOur

You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal.

Donovan Bailey

KingGoldYouHandBeatGoing

Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.

Christina Perri

MusicMemoryListeningSingingSong

It's not about me. I think people are too caught up with what I'm doing. It's just numbers. I'm trying to win.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

PeopleMeWinThinkDoingTrying

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