Sharon Salzberg Quotes

We think of ourselves as our titles or our jobs or our position in a family. We depend on being praised by others. But something happens when that praise is undermined.

Sharon Salzberg

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FamilyThinkOthersPraiseDepend

You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama.

Jessica Brown Findlay

YouFallDramaWillEveryoneAssume

I've always showed up. If I got paid.

Jerry Lee Lewis

AlwaysUpGotPaid

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

Ann Patchett

SleepWritingVoiceI CanNowWrite

There's magic all around us: Our smartphones are magical, 3-D printers are magical. So I feel that as a magician, if I can pull off something that seems real and convincing enough that I can explain why it's happening and have people believe it, it really is fascinating. And funny.

Michael Carbonaro

FunnyPeopleBelieveEnoughMagic

I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I've finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles the sentence I first set down. I just find that I have to keep zapping and zapping the English language until it starts to behave in some way that vaguely matches my intentions.

Michael Cunningham

LanguageFindDownGoWayFirst

I try to stay in line and not be a jerk. I've always been conscious that if I really screw up, people might notice.

Amanda Hearst

PeopleTryAlwaysLineUpStay

How about that? You can hear NFL Films music on everything from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to 'Deep Throat.'

Steve Sabol

MusicDeepYouEverythingNFLHear

I consider myself lucky to be going about my business doing something I love.

Ruth Bradley

LoveBusinessMyselfDoingLucky

I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life, with certain career milestones preceding whatever you may want in your personal life. Unfortunately, life doesn't know it is supposed to follow a schedule.

Ruth Porat

LifePeopleThinkYouCareerKnow

If God gives you rights, no man and no government can take them away from you.

Roy Moore

GodManGovernmentYouRightsTake

Usually I spend my holidays with my family.

Mike Shinoda

FamilyHolidaysSpend

Here's the deal on Texas. It's big. So big, there's about five distinct and different places here, separated from one another geologically, topographically, botanically, ethnically, culturally, and climatically.

Molly Ivins

TexasPlacesBigHereDifferent

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