One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain.
Scarlett Thomas
Recitation: by Male by Female
For the most part, I meet people who are like 'I really like your work. I'm watching your career. I want to see you do well. Keep doing what you do.' I get that so much, and it's so reassuring. I often wish that so many people, who just work normal jobs, could get a pat on the back as much as I do, because it's very complimentary.
Michael Ealy
WorkPeopleWishDoingYouCareer
My parents were rather unconventional and did not accept rules unless they thought they were defendable. They were atheists when Sweden was a very Christian country.
Stellan Skarsgard
ParentsThoughtChristianRulesDid
Politics, to Ariel Sharon, was like a Ferris wheel. But he didn't make do with just staying on the wheel; he did all he could to climb to the top and stay there.
Ronen Bergman
PoliticsClimbWheelTopStayJust
What is true for book publishing is true for civilization: the books that survive the test of time are humanity's backlist, our collective memory.
Jason Epstein
TimeMemorySurviveBookHumanity
I don't think evil people or negative people are inherently interesting all the time. People who are good people getting better at being themselves - to me, that's something that's really interesting to watch.
Josh Radnor
GoodTimePeopleMeEvilNegative
When you crop the photo, you tell a lie.
Douglas Coupland
LieYouTellPhotoCrop
Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.
Christopher Dodd
LiveBetterLongGoldenIndependent
I can remember the three restaurant experiences of my childhood. All I wanted to do on my birthday was to go to the Automat in New York... but I don't know if you consider that a real restaurant.
Alice Waters
BirthdayChildhoodNew YorkRemember
As a kid, I'd watch MTV and think how great it would be to have my own music videos on those shows. Now I turn on MTV and, along the bottom of the screen, it often reads, 'Coming next... Pixie Lott.' That's so strange that I can't even begin to make sense of it.
Pixie Lott
MusicGreatThinkStrangeMy Own
You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.
Peyton Manning
FootballBasketballYouPlayPickup
Mr. Icahn will be a leader in helping American entrepreneurs shed job-killing regulations that stifle economic growth.
Sean Spicer
LeaderGrowthAmericanWillEconomic
I made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.
Thomas Haden Church
FreedomMyselfEnjoyLivingYears
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