Claire Cameron Quotes

A lot of people have trouble with their second novel - the dreaded sophomore jinx. I wrote three books in between the two novels, and they just weren't very good.

Claire Cameron

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Changing anything in the past, if you believe it's possible, could alter the entire future of the world, including my own birth, so I'd change nothing. Not a thing. As for the future... I think I'd like to see how it all ends, which is probably why I write about the future apocalypse so frequently.

Jeremy Robinson

ChangeFuturePastWorldBelieve

In 2010, I proposed that Congress take its first pay cut in 77 years, and my effort had bipartisan support. And as part of leading by example, I returned 5 percent of my paycheck every month to pay down the debt.

Ann Kirkpatrick

EffortSupportDownCongressDebt

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

YouWillAlwaysTakeOppositeWell

I don't write about too many male businessmen, and I'm not apt to write about too many female businessmen.

John Updike

WriteManyFemaleBusinessmenAbout

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

Stanislav Grof

DeathBodyConsciousnessAfter

It doesn't matter where we are. We can be marching down the streets of New Orleans, or we can be onstage in front of 15,000 people. As long as I know that I'm about to put my horn to my mouth and play some notes, that's what I most look forward to.

Trombone Shorty

PeopleForwardLongMouthLookPlay

In secondary school, I became aware of the idea of being cool, and that was a bit of a shell shock.

Ruth Bradley

SchoolCoolBeingAwareShellIdea

I really enjoy playing a challenging role.

Millie Bobby Brown

EnjoyPlayingRoleReally

To know nothing is the happiest life.

Desiderius Erasmus

LifeKnowNothingHappiest

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Confucius

AloneStandWillVirtueNeighbors

Compulsion is a behaviour that short-circuits you out of feeling ashamed, and then you feel triple-ashamed afterwards.

Arca

FeelYouFeelingOutAshamedThen

As I was sitting there, the deejay was playing music and talking over the music, and the kids were going crazy. All of a sudden, something said to me, 'Put something like that on a record, and it will be the biggest thing.' I didn't even know you called it rap.

Sylvia Robinson

MusicMeCrazyTalkingYouKnow

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