Ali Smith Quotes

I wouldn't call my work Modernist. I would rust if I try to think about labels. I'd feel like the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.'

Ali Smith

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WorkManThinkFeelTryRust

Fanboys are a creator's blessing and curse. If a fanboy likes you, they love you. Obsessively. If you cross them with some plot point or story direction they reject, expect to be wholly and continually eviscerated across the Internet.

John Ridley

LoveBlessingStoryDirectionYou

It is every producer's dream to be part of a dedicated, hard-working team that produces an outstanding broadcast like the 'CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.'

Steve Capus

TeamEveningDreamNewsProducer

I take all of my music seriously and personally.

Trevor Dunn

MusicSeriouslyTakePersonally

The cancer is in remission, and I will shortly go on a drug maintenance regimen to keep it there.

Tom Brokaw

GoMaintenanceWillCancerKeep

A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.

Russell M. Nelson

OpportunitySpiritOthersKnowing

We could have done things in a more transparent manner and explained better.

Jay Y. Lee

BetterDoneMoreThingsTransparent

Today we read books 'extensively,' often without sustained focus, and with rare exceptions we read each book only once. We value quantity of reading over quality of reading. We have no choice, if we want to keep up with the broader culture.

Joshua Foer

TodayCultureFocusQualityValue

I learned from my parents that you have to get pleasure out of what you're doing, or don't do it.

Douglas Tompkins

ParentsDoingYouPleasureOutGet

When I see myself in the videogame it's amazing how realistic I look. This is the most authentic and realistic soccer game I have ever seen. It is like I'm looking in a mirror. The attention to detail is incredible.

Claudio Reyna

MirrorMyselfAmazingDetailGame

I have friends who read my books in Greek.

Brian Lumley

FriendsBooksWhoReadGreek

Traditionally, those that work in fashion have always had the point of view that items made by hand have their own aura and are something special.

Anna Wintour

WorkFashionViewPoint Of ViewHand

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

FatherBabyBrideWeddingAlways

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