Diana Gabaldon Quotes

If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters and events, but less so when you're writing an essentially straight historical fiction.

Diana Gabaldon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 11, 1952

Topics

HistoryWritingYouPlayEvents

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.

Jim Capaldi

GreatBeliefEveryoneTellGoing

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

Max Nordau

RespectMyselfMeTroubleOthers

When our employees walk in in the morning, they see food. They have to cook. At the restaurants, we chop cilantro, onions, and limes two or three times a day. We make guacamole from fresh avocados.

Steve Ells

MorningFoodWalkDayEmployeesSee

As long as we're united, and as long as we continue to organize, invest, and lead with our values, we'll be unstoppable.

Tom Perez

LongValuesLeadUnitedOrganize

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work. I'll sit back and listen to it, and I'll just concentrate on what kind of feeling it gives me. My goal writing the lyrics is to not disrupt that feeling.

Tom Scholz

WorkMeWritingBackFeelingGoal

When Republicans say they want to run government 'like a business,' they apparently mean 'run government like a Trump casino headed straight for bankruptcy court.'

Tom Steyer

BusinessGovernmentSayWantRun

No matter what I do, how much money I make, where I live, or what kind of car I drive, the stuff I skateboard on is the same stuff that every other kid in L.A., every kid in the country, everybody in the world is skateboarding on.

Rob Dyrdek

LiveCarMoneyWorldDriveCountry

I'm not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I'm right.

Mike Tyson

TalkingYouBodyKnowRightMuch

I'm from Dallas. My whole family is based in Texas and Mississippi and Arkansas, spread throughout most of the South.

Jay R. Ferguson

FamilyTexasSpreadDallasWhole

But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car.

Donna Shalala

CarI CanReturnDriverWhileCalls

As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my godfather, and my stepmother was an Olympic-caliber sprinter. Athletes were all around. I happened to be a natural athlete. If I wasn't, it might have been hell. But I never got any pressure from my mom and dad to be an athlete.

Brian J. White

FamilyRedMomPressureHellWhite

I love dreams.

Brad Feld

LoveDreamsI Love

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