Paul Theroux Quotes

Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep roots and old loyalties, skeptical of authority, they are proud and inflexibly territorial.

Paul Theroux

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RootsSmallProudDeepIndiaKnow

I'm always gonna be Joe Namath, and I'm not running from that.

Joe Namath

AlwaysRunningJoeGonna

In my day, you could get a faculty job with zero post-doc papers, as in the case of yours truly; but now, the CV of a successful applicant looks like that of a newly minted full professor from olden times.

Jeffrey C. Hall

DayJobYouLooksNowSuccessful

I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

Joss Stone

TimeWritingUpTaking TimeOffGap

I have a cameo in every movie. In '50/50,' I'm in the back of the bus.

Jonathan Levine

BackBusMovieEveryCameo

I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow.

Jonathan Galassi

PoetryThinkLineLikeReadBreaks

I became an actor because I enjoy playing a variety of different people rather than playing one person for the rest of my career.

Dominic Sherwood

PeopleRestEnjoyCareerPerson

The practice of law requires both continuity and growth - a deep understanding of legal principles born of reason, tradition, and experience and tested by time, but also a mind alert to present needs and the future consequences of public and private legal decisions.

Diane S. Sykes

GrowthFutureTimeExperienceMind

'The Price Is Right,' it was an honor to be offered it because it's such an American institution. To be able to carry on this tradition with a show that has been on for so long, I thought it was a great opportunity for me.

Drew Carey

OpportunityGreatMeThoughtHonor

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish.

Brandy Norwood

AppreciateYouAccomplishBreakAble

I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it.

William H. Seward

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I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up.

Shania Twain

LifeHonestyTrustCompassionDown

The people who know my work like my work. And that's great.

Seymour Cassel

WorkGreatPeopleKnowWhoLike

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