Stephen J. Dubner Quotes

A strange thing happens when Spielberg discusses his own work. His degree of self-criticism seems a direct reflection of each film's box-office performance. You will not catch him complaining that the audience 'didn't get' a film; if it didn't do well, it generally didn't deserve to.

Stephen J. Dubner

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If you were the President of the United States or the Queen of England - you couldn't have a person who would be more protective than my mother was for me. Which meant really that I could dare to do all sorts of things.

Maya Angelou

MotherQueenMeYouPersonDare

To be perfectly honest, I can't imagine getting married. I've got a lot to do before I have children - they are way off.

Sophie Hunter

ChildrenWayGetting MarriedHonest

It's the basic rule of musicals: Characters sing when their emotions become so intense that they can't do anything else.

Tom Kitt

EmotionsBecomeAnythingRuleSing

I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I'll give it my best try.

Rita Mae Brown

LifeBestWritingNot KnowingKnow

I have too many credit cards. You know what happened? Someone stole one and I didn't notice. I noticed when I got that bill. Whoa! It was so much less! I'm letting him keep it. I'm saving money!

Rita Rudner

MoneySomeoneCreditYouCardsKnow

The largest expense in our philanthropy is capital expenditure because we are building these institutions. This institution-building idea stems from my father because he has the experience of building a company from scratch.

Roshni Nadar

FatherExperienceBuildingCompany

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.

Mary Oliver

LifeLoveLiveTimeWorldYou

You need to have explosive power. So you need to have good agility to move your feet quick and be in the right place at the right time. So you have to be an overall athlete: you need to be in shape to be able to throw.

Michelle Carter

GoodPowerTimeFeetYouPlace

I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard.

Mirai Nagasu

WorkGreatParentsWork EthicHard

I made my new album 'Colour Me Free!' in a week with my own money.

Joss Stone

MoneyMeFreeWeekNewMy Own

Sometimes I leave an encounter or a conversation hoping that I didn't come off as above my raisin' - hoping that I didn't make somebody feel bad for not having as much as we're fortunate to have.

Jason Isbell

FeelConversationBadSometimesOff

I know not everyone starts out reading high literature. If you read enough you might be drawn to some other things, so maybe those vampire books are what they call 'gateway books.' I just coined that term. I don't know if there's a thing called 'gateway books.'

Josh Radnor

ReadingLiteratureEnoughYouKnow

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