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Pete Hamill Quotes

At the beginning of writing fiction, too much of the newspaper style was getting into the prose, so I thought, 'Gee, I should try writing longhand. Maybe I can tap something that goes back to the point before I could type.'

Pete Hamill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 24, 1935

Topics

Style Beginning Writing Thought Back

You just have to say over and over again: 'I am a director.' Nobody gives it to you. Nobody anoints you.

Jill Soloway

I Am You Nobody Say Director Over

I cherish all the time I spent with SM and wish the best for the company.

Jessica Jung

Time Best Wish Cherish Company

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.

John Calvin

Joy Suffering You Completion Order

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

John Adams

God Power Service Doing Always Laws

I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to go into the forces or whatever. I think choice is one of the hardest things, but that's what I try to give my children, to say you can do anything.

Jeremy Irons

Children Think You Envy Choice Know

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

Robert Griffin III

Work Hard Work Day Talent Work Hard

The melody will tell me what the song should be about, the tone of the song. That's when the intellect comes in. Because I have a list of possible titles and concepts, and I expand on that.

Sia

Me Song Will Possible Tell Tone

I've got Aussie country pride for sure. I just like where I grew up. I think you've got lots in common with the people who grew up the same as you.

Travis Fimmel

People Think Pride You Country Same

I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was leading over the previous months, including several hours of Talmudic study a day.

Luke Ford

Life Day Follow Study Over Hours

I don't have a problem with any defenders. I've always played against great defenders.

Diego Costa

Great Problem Always Against Played

When I was very young - around the age of nine - my family used to go to a house in Somerset that my stepfather rented every summer. There was fishing, lakes and riding.

Christopher Lee

Family Age Fishing House Go Young

We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning.

Christopher Miller

Learning Early Helpful Share Our