Mickey Rivers Quotes

We yelled, mostly, but bad enough that you wanted to fight. That's how we became winners. We fought each other. When you did something wrong, we'd tell you about it.

Mickey Rivers

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FightEnoughYouBadWrongWinners

If you know everything, it keeps you from writing. You don't want a story to burn you out instead of surprising you.

Joe R. Lansdale

WritingStoryYouKnowBurnWant

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

John Bigelow

ResponsibilityAcceptObeyWilling

The aim of any writer, even a fantasy writer, is the pursuit of truth.

Matt Haig

TruthAimFantasyPursuitEvenAny

I have a desire that I want to make people feel happy through my music. I'm always trying to find optimistic ways to express myself.

Michael Franti

MusicMyselfHappyPeopleFeelFind

Old Arabic books, printed in Bulaq, generally have a broad margin wherein a separate work, independent of the text, adds gloom to the page.

Ameen Rihani

WorkPageIndependentOldText

Sculptures created from found materials like ice and thorns, driftwood, and even bleached kangaroo bones all presuppose that artistic design will yield to the cycles of time and climate, whether over an hour or a decade.

Simon Schama

TimeDesignIceWillOverThorns

When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs.

Rita Ora

MusicYouDownJustMicrophone

Let me just tell you this: I love polyester.

Jay R. Ferguson

LoveMeYouTellJustI Love

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head.

Denis Leary

CharacterEnoughYouSituationKnow

I believe that the strength in America is individual families and communities.

Chris Gibson

StrengthBelieveAmericaI Believe

Part of the reason I wanted to write a novel was that in fiction I could do something that's difficult to do in real life, which is to dwell on the stark details of the experience without really needing to create that narrative of redemption.

Christina Baker Kline

LifeExperienceDetailsCreateDwell

I don't think it's fair for people to put fellow beings down just because they're only known for their looks.

Coco Rocha

PeopleThinkDownLooksJust Because

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