Philipp Meyer Quotes

When you look at 'Grapes of Wrath,' the weakest moments are those in which Steinbeck is spouting a political idea directly at the reader. The book's real power comes from its slower, broader movement.

Philipp Meyer

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I loved high school. I had the best high school experience of all time. I know that's not a common feeling, but it's the best. You're like, you know, 14 and expressing yourself on a daily basis creatively? That's pretty incredible.

Melonie Diaz

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I was directed because I knew I wanted to be a novelist, but I didn't have a very good job or a way of getting published. I found those years to be among the most difficult of my life.

Jeffrey Eugenides

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If something's really selfless, then there's really no value in it for you... there's only value in it for the world.

Jeff Baena

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If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural phenomena that can occur.

Rudy Rucker

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That moment was very important because it was political. That's what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

Mary McDonnell

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We want to win a World Series for Detroit. That's our goal.

Miguel Cabrera

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When no one knows you, and you're just trying to break into stuff, it's so good because you can write whatever you want and just say it; it's just between you and the audience. There's no process or worrying about anyone else interfering with what you're doing.

Chris Lilley

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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

Christian Bale

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To lose your temper is only useful once a year.

Colin R. Davis

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I think I need to play somebody who expresses themselves and is able to communicate on a more open level, something really different.

Claire Foy

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We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.

Peter Jennings

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I think that, like the show 'Game of Thrones,' our fascination with power struggles is pretty unanimous.

Pedro Pascal

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