Mike Gordon Quotes

I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist.

Mike Gordon

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A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas, and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.

Michael Hayden

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Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Sophia Loren

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I've got nothing against plastic surgery at all. I know lots of people, young and old, who've had it. The point about good surgery is you can't see it. The important thing is not to go crazy - and not to go to a bad surgeon.

Suki Waterhouse

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Having grown up around the theater, I've been moved by so many plays. Being a part of it, however small, is special.

Miguel Ferrer

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'A Storm of Swords' is a massive volume, and it seemed like it would be shortchanging it to try to cram it into ten episodes.

Bryan Cogman

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To me, a day off is sitting at a piano or with a guitar and writing.

Rick Nielsen

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The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in.

Norma McCorvey

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My mom was my muse - she would buy me Italian 'Vogue.' I was this little fashion boy.

Nicola Formichetti

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I prefer the night to the day and always stay up very late. Darkness is more peaceful, and I don't like sunshine - it hurts my eyes. When I used to live in more communal circumstances, I had to wait until everyone had gone to bed before I had the peace to write, and I still find I can get on with my writing much better at night.

Martin Millar

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Like a layer on a pearl, you can't specifically identify the irritant, the moment of the irritant, but at the end of the day, you know you have a pearl.

Ken Burns

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Our differences are what make us great. Let us think about how we can extend this appreciation to people of color, undocumented immigrants, and other members of the community.

Janet Mock

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The fact that I have been successful merely means that I can write and illustrate in my own way.

Hugh Lofting

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