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Mona Simpson Quotes

I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's not life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: June 14, 1957

Topics

Life Whatever Fiction Believer Works

Definitely, as an Indian, I'm seen as an outsider, and definitely, the jeers come from that. But I enjoy it; I even encourage it. Whatever noise they make when I'm in the ring, it motivates me, drives me to do better.

Me Better Enjoy Ring Whatever Noise

It is a fundamental rule with me not to vote for a loan or tax bill till I am satisfied it is necessary for the public service, and then not if the deficiency can be avoided by lopping off unnecessary objects of expenditure or the enforcement of an exact and judicious economy in the public disbursements.

John C. Calhoun

Service I Am Me Public Service Vote

I mean, when you get down to very low numbers of nuclear weapons, and you contemplate going to zero, how do you deal with the reality of that technology being available to almost any country that seeks to pursue it? And what conditions do you put in place?

Robert M. Gates

Technology Reality You Down Place

They are uncomfortable talking about sex because they don't want people to think they know about it.

People Think Talking Uncomfortable

We have a very disabled person in our family who is cared for by someone who lives a life most other people would find impossible, and her faith is making it a joy for her. And you can't argue with that. I mean, you can, but it's fruitless.

Life Family Faith Joy People You

When you are doing something neat, and you're doing it with neat people, and there is that convergence, something amazing will happen.

People Amazing Doing You Will Neat

It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

Work Time Long Out Where Tried

Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape.

Douglas Brinkley

American Early Pie Never Cape Shed

Some of my best tackles were the most dangerous!

Best Dangerous Most Some Were

We cannot meet the needs of a growing country and a growing economy by simply maintaining our current level of effort. We must do more.

Effort Country Growing Meet Economy

I have told many times I am always a student willing to learn new things.

New Things I Am Learn Student New

I'm a writer-director originally from Rhode Island, now living in Los Angeles. I've spent the past eleven years working with a writing partner, Joni Lefkowitz, and am now making the transition into feature directing thanks to this script we wrote together and our incredible producer Jordana Mollick.

Together Past Writing Partner Living

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