Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

When I was very little, four or five, I did comic strip drawings, so my first novel had no words. I couldn't write and thought adult handwriting was a mysterious scribble. When I was 14, my grandmother gave me a typewriter and I started writing in a different way.

Joyce Carol Oates

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WordsMeWritingThoughtWayFirst

Younger songwriters will ask me, 'What did you do?' And it's like, 'Well, I worked a day job, and I didn't stake anything. I didn't quit my day job. I didn't have any hopes at all. I just did the thing that I believed in, and I waited a long time.'

John Darnielle

TimeDayJobMeLongYou

Kids increase people's risk of eviction.

Matthew Desmond

PeopleRiskKidsIncrease

Women are starting something like twice as many companies as men, but the money is primarily going to companies started by men.

Anita Borg

WomenMoneyMenStartingGoingLike

I thought I'd be the first to introduce herbal tea to Patna. White tea, ginger tea, rooibos, camomile. No one touched it. On subsequent visits, I'd find the packets decorating the shelves in my parents' dining room.

Amitava Kumar

TeaParentsThoughtFindWhiteRoom

The first time I met Jon Stewart was at the press conference that Comedy Central held to announce Jon would be the new host of 'The Daily Show,' which back then was not called 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.'

Stephen Colbert

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I'm probably not as big of a hip-hop fan as people may think. I'm not up on all the artists and know all their stuff.

Stuart Scott

PeopleThinkKnowHip-HopUpBig

We do need to get to the bottom of what Russia did and their interference in the election. And we need to also figure out how the Obama administration failed so miserably to allow Russia to have this type of impact in our country.

Ronna McDaniel

ImpactCountryElectionNeedOut

I didn't sit around thinking, 'I'd love to play Luke Cage,' but when the character was presented, I did my research, and I was just like, 'This is a real gift. He's a great character, and I'm happy to have a chance to take a crack at him.'

Mike Colter

LoveCharacterGreatHappyResearch

I go to shady places all the time.

Lorenza Izzo

TimeGoPlacesShady

I think, as an artist, it's very important to continue to be challenged and feel challenged all the time.

Joshua Bell

TimeThinkFeelArtistImportant

Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.

Conor McGregor

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I have never endorsed Roy Moore. Just the fact that he was forced off the state supreme court is enough for me.

Susan Collins

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