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Joyce Maynard Quotes

I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 5, 1953

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Myself Think Realistic Opera Soap

There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example.

Good Team Energy Pressure You Want

Everyone who has a pair of eyes in this country understands the racial tensions and the issues we have are very serious and they're not going away. Just because we had Barack Obama as our president and, on paper, everything looks equal, it's very clearly not.

Eyes Country Looks Just Because

It appears the Kochs are among the most defensive billionaires, preferring the comfy confines of their callous and intellectually dishonest world view.

Robert Greenwald

World View Dishonest Defensive Most

Lack of sleep greatly impairs your ability to make good decisions.

Good Sleep Decisions Ability Your

Our credo says that, in the end, we want to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, enabling them to rise.

Positive Change World Drive End

A majority of my blind students at the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs in Trivandrum, India, a branch of Braille Without Borders, came from the developing world: Madagascar, Colombia, Tibet, Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal and India.

Rosemary Mahoney

World Blind India Borders Without

Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.

Michael Tippett

Poetry Go Over Something Begins

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.

Jose Maria Aznar

Hope Responsibility Government Think

Adapting your own book is like performing open-heart surgery on your own child.

Jonathan Tropper

Child Book Own Like Your Performing

If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed.

Leader Passion Organization Start

I realized I was an attractive older woman who never wanted to settle down.

Woman Down Settle Never Attractive

On the days I don't run, I do yoga and cross-training.

Christy Turlington

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