Amy Bloom Quotes

Keep your mouth shut and see what's happening around you. Don't finish people's sentences for them. Don't just hear what they say, but also how they behave while they're saying it. That was great training for writing.

Amy Bloom

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I always grapple with myself, from job to job, 'Is this going to make an impact in some way?'

Jimmy Smits

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Once you figure out what your passion is, surround yourself with like-minded people who can help you grow.

Jessica St. Clair

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Lyft is the fastest-growing on-demand transportation service in the United States. It's as easy as opening the Lyft app, clicking a button, and a driver arrives within minutes.

John Zimmer

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When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?

Sitting Bull

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So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.

Sidney Poitier

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It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

Roelof Botha

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I have two quite large houses, and every cupboard and drawer is stuffed with books.

Ruth Rendell

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We get along really well, but TV and film aren't reality. We're best friends, but we do have our fights!

Mary-Kate Olsen

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I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That's the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.

Mike Nichols

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Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

Mo Udall

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We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.

Dominic Cooper

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I became an actor by accident. I suppose I figured since I was in musical comedy from the time I was a teenager, I suppose I figured that I'd always been in that world to some extent.

Christopher Walken

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