Anthony Doerr Quotes

Sometimes I wake at 2 A.M. worrying that my great-granddaughter will have to march through her distant, broiling future gathering all the plastic I ever disposed of.

Anthony Doerr

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FutureSometimesWillGatheringHer

I think Australians do well here because we feel a bit naughty, like we're in America and if they only knew how much fun we were having, we'd all get thrown out, you know.

Melissa George

FunThinkFeelAmericaYouKnow

Oh, I'm all about small business. I think what we've learned from big business and big Wall Street is that unchecked greed and the creation of false value gets us all in trouble. If we look at the American economy, who's really creating value? It's the small businesses.

Robert Herjavec

BusinessValueSmallThinkGreed

If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting.

Amy Bloom

GoodCakeMeAliveMatterJust

I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the woman's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that.

Shirley Chisholm

WomanI AmProudBlackAmericaAm

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out thought experiments.

Rudy Rucker

ScienceThoughtNiceScience Fiction

I like a challenge. The fact that these are secret organizations, and also very important organizations that can engage in abuses that are so important to our national security - all that attracts me.

Ronald Kessler

ChallengeMeSecurityImportantLike

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

Roy Clark

LeadershipFootballFunGameKind

Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually are. You want to escape yourself.

Mary Karr

StyleYourselfTryingYouChoose

My novels are all ideas.

Michel Houellebecq

IdeasNovels

Because in classical music cello is not regarded as a popular choice, it's always playing the long, boring notes.

Luka Sulic

MusicLongChoiceBoringAlways

How well I walk my talk, and not talk my talk, determines the quality of my engagement, of all my experience with what is quite personally my God. I'm my greatest teacher, and within me, I have the power to push myself deeper and higher.

Lorraine Toussaint

GodPowerTeacherMyselfWalkMe

If I read a script in the future that I feel like I could have a little fun with or that reflects me well, it may be one of those things that I try out. But, of course, music's my number one priority.

Brantley Gilbert

FutureMusicFunMeFeelTry

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