Alison Bechdel Quotes

People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that important, but I know that when I finish reading a novel or something, I want to know how much of that really happened to this author.

Alison Bechdel

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PeopleReadingThinkKnowImportant

I know that one of the great arts that the writer develops is the art of saying, 'No. No, I'm finished. Bye.' And leaving it alone. I will not write it into the ground. I will not write the life out of it. I won't do that.

Maya Angelou

LifeAloneGreatArtSayingKnow

I suppose people do sometimes not understand the seeming disparity between my onstage personality and my public personality in the press. But I feel that I am definitely a louder, more outspoken person with those I am close to.

Andy Hurley

PersonalityI AmPeopleFeelPerson

Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.

Andy Stanley

GoodWordsBadDeedsHeartsOur

China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.

Michael Bloomberg

LaborWantInvestingEuropeChina

Everybody works in a different way, and I've worked with actors that have no training whatsoever who are phenomenal.

Michael Cudlitz

TrainingWayDifferentDifferent Way

In journalism, as in politics, other people's lives are a currency to be bartered on behalf of notoriety and influence.

Steve Erickson

PoliticsPeopleInfluenceJournalism

My life is fancy dress, so I prefer not to do it in my spare time.

Toni Collette

LifeTimeDressMy LifeFancySpare

Frank Baum knew at once he had written something special when he completed 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.'

Michael Patrick Hearn

SpecialWonderfulSomethingWizard

I believe Jews are compassionate people because of what we've suffered. We must not put that suffering onto others.

Miriam Margolyes

PeopleSufferingBelieveI Believe

I was 25 myself once. I also thought I knew everything. I also thought that I could give singers singing advice and comics comedy advice. When you're that age, you know it all, so I understand it. But when you're tired and you don't have patience for it, you definitely snap.

Lisa Lampanelli

PatienceAgeMyselfTiredSinging

I don't cut weight, so it's no problem for me to fight at lightweight.

Jose Aldo

FightMeProblemCutWeight

The only people who like to live alone more than comics are priests.

Colin Quinn

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