Joseph Kanon Quotes

I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens is that you write when you're ready.

Joseph Kanon

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My mother, she made sure all of us were treated the same and had the same opportunity to grow and develop, so that when we left the house, we could fly on our own. And she also knew when we got out into the world, we'd treat others that we came across with that same treatment and respect.

Michael Franti

MotherOpportunityRespectFlyTreat

It's true that if you cry hard enough for long enough, you can end up with blurred vision.

Sigrid Nunez

VisionEndEnoughLongYouTrue

We are a vibrant first-world country, but we have a humbling third-world memory.

Mary McAleese

MemoryCountryVibrantHumbling

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Josh Billings

WomanInfluencePowerfulSheWants

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

Chauncey Depew

RockPityLandingFathersPilgrim

I think Jim Taylor was very underrated, never hear much about him. We played Green Bay every year in exhibition, and generally we played them every couple of years in regular season. And I always thought he was a fierce competitor.

Bob Lilly

GreenThinkThoughtFierceYearHim

I know that BMW is now a sponsor of the USOC - of the United States Olympic Committee - so they offer the use of their aerodynamic speed-tunnel for testing and such for the athletes, which is a great advantage. But to be honest with you, I'd rather have a free car!

Apolo Ohno

CarGreatFreeYouKnowNow

Learn how to treat your vegetables with the love and kindness that they deserve.

Antoni Porowski

LoveKindnessTreatLearnVegetables

After a long run of almost thirty years, you get to the point where you say, 'These are my concerns.' It's not so much this is what I set out to claim - it is a kind of refrain.

Alice McDermott

LongYouSayKindRunThirty

Steve Jobs was the greatest manufacturer of consumer products of his age. His marketing vision put him on par with Henry Ford, and his grasp of the aesthetic component to industrial design far surpassed Ford's.

Timothy Noah

AgeVisionDesignAestheticHimFar

I really have a new-found respect for dancers.

Ricky Whittle

RespectDancersReally

Coming from a standing background in striking, I couldn't catch up to the guys with 20-plus years of training on the ground. I had to learn submissions. I found out it wasn't an easy road. I had six losses in a row, but I still felt I was the best fighter in the world.

Mark Hunt

BestTrainingWorldRoadLearnEasy

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