Ruth Ozeki Quotes

When I write fiction, I have the illusion of being able to control these fictional worlds and these characters, and to make them say what I want them to say. Of course, the problem is that it is an illusion, and by the end of it you realize that you're not in control of it at all; the characters have taken over, and they're driving the vehicle.

Ruth Ozeki

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Well, it's a badge of honour for any self-respecting poet to be criticized by Auberon Waugh. But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both.

Andrew Motion

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The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations.

Alva Myrdal

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I've always kind of done exactly what my instincts said.

Sienna Miller

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People striving, being knocked down and coming back... this is what builds character in a man.

Tom Landry

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It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore it, because you watch their imagination open up and you watch them start to learn this job that I've been doing for so long. They come with such a lack of cynicism.

Michelle Forbes

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There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

Josh Billings

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I knew I needed surgery and I didn't want to have it and I ended up having it.

Brett Favre

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Teddy Roosevelt is still a hero among environmentalists for his conservationist policies.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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I realized my family was funny, because nobody ever wanted to leave our house.

Anthony Anderson

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Everyone makes fun of my calves. They are so big. I don't really even like them, I don't really want them as big as they are, but I have no choice.

Ali Krieger

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I've seen a lot of movies get made where no one has control. No one likes it.

Seth Rogen

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It's a rare opportunity to play a character that is not only a lot of fun to portray, but it's also rare to play someone that teaches you something.

Scott Michael Foster

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