Amy Hempel Quotes

I've always known when I start a story what the last line is. It's always been the case, since the first story I ever wrote. I don't know how it's going to get there, but I seem to need the destination. I need to know where I end up. It never changes, ever.

Amy Hempel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 14, 1951

Topics

DestinationStartStoryEndKnow

By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol, we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy.

Jim Ryun

EnergyDownCreateNewOilEconomy

As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that.

Joel Robuchon

RespectChefYouWantOthersNeed

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

Anatole France

InspirationalLivePeopleIdeasActs

Pound Ridge is about five miles from our country house. When you go every weekend for the last ten years without fail, well, that starts to feel like a home.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

HomeFeelWeekendYouHouseCountry

Well I've been crystal clear that we should not have schools which are set up by extremists whether they're Christian fundamentalists, Islamic fundamentalists or any other sort of outrageous and beyond the pale organization.

Michael Gove

OrganizationChristianBeyondCrystal

I was born in Birmingham, and then I moved to Rotterdam when I was about five/six and then came back when I was 14.

Stefflon Don

BackBornI Was BornAboutMoved

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

Sonny Bono

MoneyDieYouFameBorrowingGoing

Even if it's snowing or raining, I'm always wearing sunscreen.

Mary Helen Bowers

RainingAlwaysSunscreenEven

I usually like to hide my vocals behind the music. I don't like to hide them consciously, but I have a tendency to prefer the vocal at the same level as everything else and put lots of reverb on it.

Julia Holter

MusicHideSameEverythingLevel

When I go on holiday, I go to places that have animals I'm interested in.

Dominic Monaghan

HolidayGoAnimalsPlacesInterested

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

WarWinWillWithoutEnterAny

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Chuck Tanner

LeadershipPatienceSecretsThree

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