Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

If I'm writing, I'll say something metaphorical or approximate, whereas scientists are very precise.

Joyce Carol Oates

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WritingSaySomethingPreciseVery

For me, when I'm not working, the day goes by so fast. I never have enough time - getting a manicure, getting a pedicure, getting my workout in, making sure that I ate healthy. Those things can become treacherous to the mind.

Jill Soloway

TimeDayMindMeEnoughHealthy

We are losing privacy at an alarming rate - we have none left.

John McAfee

LosingPrivacyLeftNoneRate

My dream as a teenager was to run a movie studio, as in the old studio system.

Robert Greenblatt

DreamRunOldSystemStudioMovie

Nothing is funnier than a true story told by a bitter old black man.

Michael Che

ManStoryBlackTrueNothingOld

People value Halloween, like Valentine's Day, because they can tell themselves that it's not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to say, not Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim.

Amity Shlaes

Valentine's DayDayValuePeopleSay

I'm sure I'll be doing something of social or political worth the rest of my life.

Amy Carter

LifeRestPoliticalMy LifeDoing

No one writes a great book every time out, or even a good book.

Stewart O'Nan

GoodGreatTimeBookOutGood Book

I was born in Russia in 1901 of Jewish parents and came to the United States in 1922 to join my father, who left Russia for the United States before World War I.

Simon Kuznets

FatherWarParentsWorldBornLeft

Without God and the strong heart that I have, I wouldn't be able to make it.

Jason Pierre-Paul

GodHeartStrongWithoutMakeAble

I find 12 P.M. as the best time to work out. During training, I do two body parts a day: chest-back, back-triceps or chest-biceps so that my body doesn't get used to a pattern.

Arjun Rampal

WorkTimeBestDayTrainingBody

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

Austin O'Malley

FriendYouBuyMarketThanLonger

In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk.

Peyton Manning

GameBackFameFirstNFLPass

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