Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I go back to things all the time. It's really nice, too, like when I'm going through some kind of a writer's block, and I'm feeling uninspired, I go to some of my oldest songs from over the years and sift through them, and one thing that's very nice is to see how I've grown up a little bit. A little bit.

Sharon Van Etten

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TimeBackFeelingGoNiceKind

I'm exactly where I want to be - we live out here on the James River outside Richmond. I have three ponds, and we catch the biggest, most beautiful bass you've ever looked at in your life.

Jimmy Dean

LifeLiveBeautifulRiverYouThree

Don't hustle old people.

John Burns

PeopleHustleOld PeopleOld

My second, third and fourth novels were mistakes, essentially.

John Burnside

MistakesSecondThirdNovelsWere

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.

Robert Orben

DayVacationNothingAll DayHaving

I try to look after myself, but I don't think it's a good thing to be obsessed with body image. I wouldn't want a son or daughter of mine to feel manipulated by that; it's the wrong message.

Aneurin Barnard

GoodSonDaughterMyselfThinkLook

Right after 9/11, I mean, every agency can give their own gradation, but a nice, popular rule of thumb is everybody doubled down. I ended up in NSA with about twice as much money as I had prior to 9/11.

Michael Hayden

MoneyDownNiceMeanRightOwn

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

Amy Tan

TimePeopleMeMoreHardForgiving

I'm always inspired by other filmmakers, whether it's a shot or the way they handle tone.

Spike Jonze

WayAlwaysInspiredToneHandle

They were concerned about the racial issue. They thought it was not a safe issue to go Asian, unfortunately.

Lucy Liu

ThoughtGoRacialSafeAsianIssue

I like relationships and being in love, but I also like being single - you have to embrace all those different things.

Dominic Monaghan

LoveYouRelationshipsBeing In Love

I wrote a little autobiography about how luck has to do with everything. It's called 'My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business.' A publisher came to me and said, 'Write a book,' so I did. I wanted to call it 'Everybody Else Has Got a Book.'

Dick Van Dyke

I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president because I was black and female. Now I know that's wrong. Within my own lifetime - that's different. Within my lifetime, interracial couples are more common. Within my own lifetime, biracial folks are able to claim that.

Courtney A. Kemp

CoolGrowing UpBlackThinkThought

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