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Bobbie Ann Mason Quotes

Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero.

Bobbie Ann Mason

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 1, 1940

Topics

Hero American Literature About Since

'Empire of Self' is a loving portrait of a very difficult man. Jay Parini, himself a gifted novelist, poet and biographer, has gone very deep into the 'black energy' of Gore Vidal's relentless narcissism and megalomania. Parini envisions an epic battle between Vidal's angelic and demonic sides, yet there's very little of the angel in Vidal.

Man Angel Energy Deep Self Battle

The blockchain is to money what SMTP is to email. It's an open way to move value around. Every existing player in this space - not just Venmo but also Google and Facebook and others - are all closed; they all want to work just within their own walled garden.

Work Money Value Space Garden Want

I don't have real big aspirations to be a movie star. I would love to be on a long-running hit TV show. You end up playing a defining role.

Love End You Real Up Big

You have to empower your sales staff to use their judgment and go beyond the standards set down on paper and by the computer.

You Down Go Beyond Sales Empower

I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Success You Roller Coaster First Get

Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.

Love Passion People Violence Than

There is a positive and personal relationship between the Egyptian people and the Syrian people.

Positive Relationship People Personal

I almost failed one drama course. All the actors talked in phony accents. It shocked me. I went out for track instead.

Me Drama Out Track Phony Almost

I was just raised in humble beginnings: three brothers together and a single mother who raised us the best she could.

Mother Humble Best Together Three

I think portraying the Joker's point of view would do a disservice to that character. As soon as you get inside his head he would lose so much power.

Brian Azzarello

Character Power Think View You Lose

Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright.

Think Trouble Letters Bright Over

If you're trying to solve a problem that is fundamentally important to human society, that's really important to our mission at Indie Bio.

Society Problem Trying Mission You

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