Molly Ivins Quotes

I have long argued that no one should be allowed to write opinion without spending years as a reporter - nothing like interviewing all four eyewitnesses to an automobile accident and then trying to write an accurate account of what happened.

Molly Ivins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007

Topics

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The bottom line is, it's a great script and that's very inspiring and makes you want to overcome whatever technical difficulties you come up against.

John Crowley

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I secretly had this name 'Nancy and Beth' come into my mind, and I thought, 'Oh my God, that's such a funny, interesting, weird name for a band.'

Megan Mullally

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Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.

Matthew Modine

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King Maxel is the greatest soul ever known to mankind.

Matt Hardy

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

John Steinbeck

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The reason we wouldn't make a seven-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point, it's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.

Steve Jobs

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If vampires and werewolves were walking around today, there would be chaos. People would be losing their minds.

Rutina Wesley

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I loved the idea of seeing the world through a boy's eyes.

Martin Scorsese

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Any narrative, whether it's fiction or not, you have to approach it as though it really happened to you. I think that's the only way to get inside the characters and make the narrative work. It's a storytelling tradition, and I think to come off as genuine then you have to really approach it that way.

Jason Isbell

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Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces.

Jose Rizal

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Sometimes I'll go on a Twitter spree and reply as much as I can. Talking to my fans is so much fun even if it is in 140 characters or less.

Jordin Sparks

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I think my first musical memory is actually listening to Billie Holiday. I think I must have been, like, 3 or 4 years old.

Jose James

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