Peter Carey Quotes

I was very anxious when I was writing 'Oscar And Lucinda.' I would take other books off the shelf to check my chapter length was OK.

Peter Carey

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My advice: Take a second out of the day today and be thankful for your family.

Jenna Morasca

FamilyTodayThankfulDayAdvice

My mom was a single mother in the South Bronx living in adverse conditions. Seeing her struggles to get herself off of welfare and get back into the workplace and give me and my sister a better life - it's an inspiration for me.

Andrea Navedo

LifeMotherMeMomSisterBetter

I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor - a very Canadian sense of humor and I am only learning now stupidly that you can't read tongue. When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesn't read that way.

Michael Buble

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There's nothing scarier than a reckless prosecutor.

Tucker Carlson

NothingRecklessProsecutorThan

Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.

Tony Fernandes

LeadershipGoodLeaderSucceedYou

It's all so surreal, and I'm living my dream. And you know, principal or not, I'm getting to dance all the roles that I've dreamed of doing.

Misty Copeland

DanceDoingYouDreamKnowLiving

I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.

Loretta Lynn

WorkLovePeopleAmericanMore

I've come to expect more out of myself - as a citizen, as a man, as an athlete - to reach a better place, a place I've never been.

Jon Jones

MyselfManBetterReachPlaceNever

We all knew each other in the neighborhood. I loved living in El Paso. I had a wonderful childhood there.

Debbie Reynolds

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I really love Paris. It's my favorite city.

Wolfgang Puck

LoveCityParisFavoriteReally

I never had a paying job that was not in theatre.

Peter Brook

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I like to think I don't make music for ignorant people.

Tinie Tempah

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