Louis Begley Quotes

As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand immediately why what happened to Dreyfus was not merely a cause celebre from the end of the 19th century, but an event that could be shown to teach us lessons of the greatest importance for our own time.

Louis Begley

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TimeI AmEndEnoughYouKnow

I'll tell you one thing, since I'm married, single people look absolutely ridiculous to me.

Jerry Seinfeld

PeopleMeYouLookRidiculousTell

My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

Jerry Harrison

WritingSingingStartAdviceRight

There's this really awesome theory of human motivation - that human beings all want three things. One is to be competent, one is to belong, and one is be free, as in to have choice: to not be told what to do but to choose what to do.

Angela Duckworth

FreeMotivationChooseChoiceThree

I would love to see McDonald's pay more money.

Tom Douglas

LoveMoneyMcDonaldMorePaySee

I never used to get homesick when I first moved to L.A.

Michaela Conlin

NeverFirstUsedGetHomesickMoved

Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs.

Mohamed ElBaradei

WillTryVulnerabilityPursueSome

I am such a vacation girl. I have little places that I go to frequently! If I am not too busy on a weekend, I try to go someplace like Mexico or Manzanillo or something like that.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

GirlVacationI AmBusyWeekendGo

Progress can be unglamorous.

Jardine Libaire

Progress

If I want to hand one of my old shotguns that I've had for 50 years to my grandkid one day, I have to go through a federal transfer? It's crazy.

Donald Trump, Jr.

DayCrazyGoWantOne DayHand

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

Arnold J. Toynbee

LifeFailureActionGoWhichDoes

With any entertainment business, you sort of have to be OK with just going with it. I've learned very much to just go with the flow and see what happens with my life, and what happens happens.

Aubrey Peeples

LifeBusinessMy LifeYouGoFlow

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

Alicia Keys

LoveMusicHatePeopleMeLove Me

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