Chris Pavone Quotes

I know that 'The Accident' is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly any other business, consists mostly of people sitting in small offices staring at computer screens or reading or trying to stay awake in meetings.

Chris Pavone

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My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

Jessie Ware

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Our parents got divorced when I was 8 or 9.

Jennifer Todd

ParentsGotOurDivorced

I was born a girl; it just took me a little while to become one fully.

Andreja Pejic

GirlMeBornBecomeLittleJust

In the first speech I delivered as health secretary, I made one thing perfectly clear: we need a cultural shift in the NHS: from a culture responsive mainly to orders from the top down to one responsive to patients, in which patient safety is put first.

Andrew Lansley

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I read, every day, the 'Wall Street Journal''s editorials because I like to think how my smart enemy thinks.

John Waters

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Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade.

John Ruskin

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If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet.

John Ridley

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There is a responsibility on all companies to look at the quantum of pay and the relationship between the top and the bottom.

Stuart Rose

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It's not as if I've been unlucky. My books have been published and reviewed. I haven't lived through terrible literary suffering!

Siri Hustvedt

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I was fortunate, I guess, to be part of some good fiscal discipline in the Bush administration. The budget I put forward was a balanced budget.

Rob Portman

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I wanted to see if I could be happy without a lot of stuff. And what I found out was, yeah, I really could.

Mike Posner

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The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.

Michael Korda

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