Anthony Doerr Quotes

My parents would drive us to Florida every spring in this big old, rusy Suburban, and we'd collect stuff on the beach for our aquarium back in Ohio; we had this big saltwater aquarium back in Ohio. Every time we found anything, any mollusk, my mom would bring out the guidebook and quiz us on what it was, so that stuff was built in early.

Anthony Doerr

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Whatever you think of Facebook, you cannot fault it for lack of ambition.

Joe Green

AmbitionThinkYouFaultWhatever

In many traditions, hawks are sacred: Apollo's messengers for the Greeks, sun symbols for the ancient Egyptians and, in the case of the Lakota Sioux, embodiments of clear vision, speed and single-minded dedication.

John Burnside

VisionDedicationSunSpeedClear

During every book, I have a nervous breakdown. Usually it's about two thirds of the way through the book - I'm just comatose on the couch for at least a week, and I eventually break through it and have an answer about how to fix the thing.

Andrew Sean Greer

BookWeekNervousWayFixBreak

I'm a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it's not going to upset her.

Angelina Jolie

WomanYouLooksNiceUpsetShe

The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.

John Templeton

HumbleDayEvery DayKnowBecome

I oppose the spending of trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan, I strongly oppose Islamic extremism but don't believe that sending troops to die in two unwinnable wars makes sense.

Roger Stone

BelieveDieTwoAfghanistanSense

To me, 'Blackberry Way' stands up as a song that could be sung in any era, really. We do it with the new doing all sort of fanfare things in it and it works really well. It goes down great with audiences.

Roy Wood

GreatMeSongDoingDownNew

I don't think the idea of working in Hollywood really exists anymore. I think you work in films, and where the film is shot is where it's shot. The studio system doesn't really exist.

Rupert Friend

WorkThinkYouHollywoodSystem

At its core, the FCC's plan to regulate the Internet will force businesses and people to check first with the government and get permission to innovate.

Mary Bono

GovernmentPeopleInternetPlanWill

Spain is not a racist country.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

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You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.

Demian Bichir

BusinessArtMoneyYouCreateNeed

The history of the business is very fascinating to me.

Dean Ambrose

BusinessHistoryMeThe History Of

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