Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

As soon as I moved to Princeton in 1978, I became fascinated by local history, much of it Revolutionary War-era; and I became fascinated by the presidency of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University.

Joyce Carol Oates

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HistoryUniversityPresidencySoon

I do get scared of the dentist, so a drive-through dentist might make me feel more at home. If I got to stay in my car.

Jessica Pare

HomeCarMeFeelMoreScared

At 18, I got a publishing deal, so I was like, 'I can do this for real and not go to college.' When I was a teenager, my parents dragged me to a lot of songwriting conventions.

Meghan Trainor

ParentsCollegeMeI CanGoReal

They only have to be right one time, the terrorists do, and we have to be wrong one time.

Robert J. Bentley

TimeWrongRightOnlyRight One

No matter where you from, there's ghettos all over the place.

Method Man

YouPlaceMatterOverWhere

People would say, 'You can't say negative things about the company.' But you have no credibility if you can't tell people that they need to do better.

Steve Burke

PeopleNegativeBetterYouSayNeed

I had two older brothers, so I was always competing with them. The guys I grew up with on the golf course, when I was 13, they were 15 or 16, and I was always trying to beat them.

Mike Weir

GolfTryingTwoAlwaysUpBeat

Throughout my career, my family and I have fallen victim to inappropriate attempts to contact me by several unknown individuals.

Marvin Sapp

FamilyMeCareerUnknownContact

The White House has been noticeably schizophrenic on Guantanamo.

Jason Chaffetz

HouseWhiteWhite HouseBeen

I love kids. I wanted more. I have two, but I would've had six or seven... I would have done that if I could.

Cheryl Ladd

LoveDoneMoreTwoIf I CouldKids

I know New Yorkers are gonna vote for a candidate - me - who has the longest record of delivering for them. They want a mayor who can deliver for them. And I'm the only one - I don't care who gets in - who has that record.

Christine Quinn

MeCareNewKnowWantVote

I think, at some point, all of us - I'm gonna speak personally, not for everybody else - you're gonna feel like a one-trick pony, and you might even be a one-trick pony. But at some point, if it's a really good trick, everybody's still gonna appreciate it.

Chris Stapleton

GoodSpeakThinkAppreciateYouUs

If I'm in a rotten mood, I stay in and watch television.

Cilla Black

TelevisionMoodWatchStayRotten

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