Ashley McBryde Quotes

Every 'no' I ever received was an inch closer to a 'yes.'

Ashley McBryde

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There's intense personal gratification in finding a mountain and becoming inspired by the aesthetics of an unclimbed line on that mountain, especially if that line has been tried by a lot of people who couldn't do it, and you get to set yourself up against the history of it.

Jimmy Chin

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'Blind Curve,' the book I'm working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story, the hero doesn't get off as easily as I did.

Andrew Gross

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People forget that when you're 16, you're probably more serious than you'll ever be again. You think seriously about the big questions.

John Hughes

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By now, we all know that Hollywood producers always chase after the same properties, that the sharks circle simply because the other sharks are circling.

Jeff Giles

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I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers.

Sophie B. Hawkins

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Cancer has affected my family; my mother and father have battled cancer. I know how tough it is.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

Townsend Harris

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There's no way to recover after tarnishing an undefeated record.

Ronda Rousey

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I have an incredible relationship with dogs. I'm kind of a dog-whisperer.

Mary Ellen Mark

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When I was a kid, I liked to enjoy the game. I play good when I enjoy the game. If I get too serious in the game, I won't play the way I'm supposed to play. That's the way I am, always. I like to be happy, and I have a lot of energy.

Jose Reyes

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'A great British icon' is not the phrase I'd use about anybody, but there are people you admire that happen to be British. I think it's a phrase that gets attached to anyone who's been around long enough to become overfamiliar.

Colin Firth

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There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.

Bong Joon-ho

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