Julia London Quotes

My characters are all made up of pieces of people I have known, their backstories pieces of mine.

Julia London

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1959

Topics

PeopleUpPiecesMineMadeKnown

I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.

Simon Pegg

HumorBestThinkSelfAmericanSame

If you're one car accident away from poverty, you're on a high wire without a safety net. And that's a challenging proposition.

Tom Perez

CarSafetyPovertyYouWithoutHigh

There is a certain sense in which I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there by chance.

Roger Penrose

PurposeChanceUniverseSaySense

I'm not married and I don't think that's going to work out for me. I'm not even bitter, I'm just exhausted.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

WorkMeThinkOutExhaustedGoing

One of the main focuses of my training sessions is to help individuals find their unique voices in the learning process. We all have our strengths, our weaknesses, our styles of learning, our personalities. Developing introspective sensitivity to these issues is critical to long-term success.

Joshua Waitzkin

LearningSuccessTrainingHelpFind

I went to school for creative writing in college, and I wound up about six hours short of my degree.

Jason Isbell

CreativeSchoolCollegeWritingUp

I watched the first people walk on the moon, and to me, it was just an obvious thing - I want to somehow turn myself into that. But the real question is, how do you deal with the danger of it and the fear that comes from it? How do you deal with fear versus danger?

Chris Hadfield

FearMyselfWalkPeopleMeMoon

There is something to be said about taking the risk. We all know that is where the greatest reward is.

Bozoma Saint John

RewardKnowSaidRiskSomething

I think the women - Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu - are doing new conceptual things and using their voices to create new American music.

Boz Scaggs

WomenMusicThinkAmericanDoing

De-cluttering can be overwhelming, so start with that one small thing. Clean out your junk drawers. It can lead to so many more beautiful things. Start there, and you'll find yourself cleaning the whole rest of the house.

Bobby Berk

BeautifulYourselfSmallStartRest

Every book that is banned is a badge of honor.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

BookHonorBadgeEveryBanned

To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home.

Scottie Pippen

HomeBeautifulYouHouseOutside

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