William T. Vollmann Quotes

It's fun for me to try to write concise, compact things. It's a very good exercise for me. And I think it's important to try to do different things - change what I write about, and also the way I write. Otherwise, I'd just be repeating myself, which wouldn't be good for me or fair to my readers.

William T. Vollmann

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ChangeGoodMyselfFunMeThink

I'm lucky if I write a letter.

Jennifer Aniston

LuckyWriteLetterI Write

If someone who knows what's going on comes up and says they liked the music, I appreciate that.

John Lurie

MusicAppreciateSomeoneUpGoing

Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories.

Robert Smithson

ArtistsFitExpectedFraudulent

We are all born with an innate understanding of interpersonal equity - the idea that if you lend me your rake today, I'll respond in kind when you come to borrow my shovel tomorrow. Or nearly all of us are born with that. Psychopaths aren't.

Jeffrey Kluger

TodayTomorrowMeUnderstandingYou

There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. There is no such thing as failure for those who invest in the potentialities of the Ideal of the Soul.

Ameen Rihani

FailureSoulDisappointmentSelfWho

I don't blame people who suspect my performance. My own mind suspects it. How can I blame them?

Sri Chinmoy

PeopleMindBlamePerformanceMy Own

I go to the local record store to buy my albums.

Sonny Sandoval

GoBuyStoreLocalRecord Store

I really feel that my body craves to be in the mountains or by the ocean or in the countryside.

Miranda Kerr

OceanMountainsFeelBodyReally

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value.

Douglas Coupland

ValueResearchBrainWorldFaceUs

I hope more people decide to become organ donors.

Donna Reed

HopePeopleBecomeMoreDecide

I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other people - they just need more of it because they use more energy.

Deborah Bull

PeopleEnergyFatDietToo Much

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

Anton Chekhov

MoneyPersonLikeVodkaEccentric

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