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Donna Tartt Quotes

It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 23, 1963

Topics

Work People Me Writing Influence

The president of the United States, on Inauguration Day, takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws. Those are the laws that are passed by Congress.

Jim Sensenbrenner

Day Congress President Laws Oath

I don't know if we will ever try again because those sort of things are very hard to organise but yes, I've known Doon for years and John as well but I hadn't met Will before, and he turned out to be a good laugh.

Good Laugh Know Will Try Hard

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

John C. McGinley

You Know Always Wanted Guys Bob

We go through, I think, six different drafts of each script. And then my shooting it is roughly, you know, fifteen percent of the total work that gets done on a show. Then it's all post-production animation after that.

Work Think You Go Know Done

It is, of course, true that I have given priority to the settling of the problem of security and the problem of Irian Barat, although I knew that in order to do these things, almost three-quarters of our national product had to be spent.

Problem Security True Product Things

I really admire artists who take the time to recharge their batteries and not continually call on it. I think you can spot tired and jaded artists quite quickly.

Time Tired Think You Admire Take

I'm this high school dropout. I quit in my sophomore year, when I was 15. I worked for a while in a deli, and when I was almost 17, I got married.

Mary Beth Whitehead

School High School Year Quit High

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades.

Best Democracy World Free Choose

In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war.

War Mouth Choice Dirty Cop Shut

When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be a WWE superstar.

Old Years Superstar WWE Wanted

The thing that drives me nuts is when I get stopped in a crowded place, and they look at me and say, 'Who are you?' I don't know if they're friends or fans, and I say, 'I'm Annabella Sciorra', and they say, 'What have you done?' So I start to give them my resume. It's so embarrassing.

Annabella Sciorra

Me Start Friends You Look Place

I'm not a big-effects sort of guy - I like to keep it simple.

Simple Guy Keep Like Sort

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