Paul Theroux Quotes

Dentists seem to me very orderly, businesslike people who appear to become somewhat bored with the routine of their work after a period of time. Perhaps I'm wrong.

Paul Theroux

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WorkTimePeopleMeRoutineWrong

Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.

John Wayne

GoodArtSimpleSimplicityKnow

Looking back, fire images have been constant in my poetry. As a boy, it was my job to light the fire each morning, and I remember the celebratory bonfires at the end of the war. It was from staring into fire that I began my first poetry.

Tony Harrison

MorningLightFireJobWarPoetry

I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across.

Rosemary Clooney

WordsGotGetOnlyAbleInstrument

My ambition in high school was to be a high school coach and teacher, and that's still what I do: teach.

Mike Krzyzewski

TeacherSchoolAmbitionHigh School

It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life.

Draymond Green

LifeStoryGrindGoFirstWhole

We like playing smaller venues, but we know how many people want to come and see us so we don't ever want to stop anyone who wants to come to a show from coming.

Chester Bennington

PeopleStopKnowWantSeeComing

I always at least try to come from some sort of human place no matter how ridiculous the character is. That's really awesome. That is more the work that I'm leaning towards doing.

Brett Gelman

WorkCharacterDoingPlaceMatter

It's not good or bad, but closers have changed things. I don't think you are going to win a World Series without one. Where would the Yankees be without Mariano Rivera?

Bruce Sutter

GoodWinWorldThinkYouBad

As a writer, you rely on whatever makes you up as a person, whether those things are twisted and nasty or otherwise.

Philip Kerr

YouPersonWhateverUpThingsNasty

So, I simply switched over to wine because it was not carbonated.

Peter Steele

WineOverBecauseSimplySwitched

I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada.

Ryan Stiles

LoveYouCanadaKnowTaxesLike

If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place.

Murray Rothbard

ThinkWishYouFallPlaceKnow

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