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Susan Orlean Quotes

Even after I'd published three books and had been writing full-time for twenty years, my father continued to urge me to go to law school.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 31, 1955

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Father School Me Law Writing Three

We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years.

Great Depression Great Depression Bad

I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and Indians he almost had a fit.

Remember Acting Party Way Playing

I had a deal with CNN and had no intention of going back to the music business, but you know, it's Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Business Music You Back Intention

I love the stage. It's terrifying in a way that film and television is not. When you're about to go out, and you're adrenaline just gets out of control, and that can be really daunting.

Love Control You Television Go Way

The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.

Great Moments Career Place Cherish

My best advice for jet lag is to sleep as much as you can on a plane, no matter what time it is. Then, when you arrive at your destination, do some sort of physical activity.

Time Best Sleep Destination Advice

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

Great Hard Everyone Would Makes

Acting in something that I'm directing... I'm really enjoying it because, if for no other reason, that particular acting is like reading my mind on every single take. It's kind of efficient, for better or worse.

Mind Reading Better Acting Kind

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

Father Two Heroes Were John Wayne

It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow.

Great Tomorrow New Always Star

If somebody says, 'Do you remember the first time you heard a Rolling Stones song?' if you say you do, you're crazy. You've just always heard them. You might remember the first time it impacted you, but the first time you heard one, you were in a cradle.

Time Crazy Song Remember You Say

After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.

Wladimir Klitschko

Father Death People Price Pay Our

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