Phyllis Smith Quotes

I just wanted Sadness to be true, to come from a real place. I tried to work from the inside out, going from my gut all the time. I didn't over-analyze it. I just did it.

Phyllis Smith

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The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect.

Jessie Buckley

I AmPeopleLookingPerfectOutside

In my dictionary, and everyone's dictionary in the 1970s, the word 'queer' did mean strange and unusual. There was no slur to it.

Joe Wurzelbacher

StrangeMeanEveryoneDictionaryDid

I'd behave savagely if I had access to Bjoerk's closet.

Jenny Zhang

BehaveClosetAccessHad

I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

John Lydon

EyesSoundUpGiveEarsUnusual

There is no article of men's clothing that can make a man look more like a douche than the ascot. There are, however, a few men who can pull it off. Context is everything.

Roger Stone

MenManLookMoreEverythingOff

There is no fairness out there. There is no balance in the media.

Ronna McDaniel

BalanceMediaFairnessOut

One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use your time.

Lorne Michaels

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What you get when you elect Lisa Murkowski is you get somebody who builds on that legacy that Ted Stevens built for our state for 40 years that continues on that path, that trajectory, to helping a young state like Alaska build us out.

Lisa Murkowski

PathLegacyYouYoungBuildAlaska

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

Judd Nelson

LoveLove IsActingFirstStage

The best I can do is, it's like a 'ding!' You're writing, and then something starts falling into place, and you hear or feel a ding. And it just feels - it's going to be okay.

Judith Viorst

BestWritingFeelYouI CanPlace

The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature's precarious balance, let alone the balance of our own human nature.

Diane Ackerman

NatureAloneBalancePresentProtect

My work schedule has changed over the years. The one constant is, when at work on a novel, I try to work seven days a week, so as not to lose touch with that world. Within that, I'm flexible on hours and output.

Donald E. Westlake

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