Scott Spencer Quotes

Writers are stewards of the culture. Publishers, librarians, bookstore owners. We're all in this together. To write books that are gripping, important, that people want to have, is to keep publishing alive.

Scott Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 1, 1945

Topics

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I really have a lot of respect for music, the art form of music. It's my whole life. I don't care about any of that other stuff. And I have always felt that way. I'll build a career on my own merits, my own hard work and nothing else.

Jim James

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We listened to a lot of drama, adaptations of books, comedy. There was a real love of music expressed in choirs, because you didn't have to have instruments except your voice.

Melvyn Bragg

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I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

Mel Smith

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I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let The Man get to you.

Sophia Amoruso

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I read in the 'Daily Mail' that I'm one of these 'foul-mouthed comedians.' But I'm much cleaner than the people they like. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to think that a 70-year-old - particularly someone like Alan Bennett - would like it, because they've seen a lot of stuff.

Stewart Lee

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I've had a strong will power to become one of the best. And I'm not gonna let nothing stop me from going to my dream.

Trombone Shorty

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The Medical Society of Sedgwick County, the Kansas Hospital Association and doctors have really done some remarkable work on wellness-related issues.

Mike Pompeo

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When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit me and what won't.

Lucian Freud

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Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

Julia Gillard

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Much of everyday life is filled with opportunities to be distracted. Our possessions... entertainment... cares and anxieties... and even the passionate desire and pursuit of things, some good and not so good, can keep our minds and hearts caught up in a flurry of activity.

Joyce Meyer

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I'm overly confident. I believe in myself 100 percent. I believe in my game, and I believe in my work ethic.

Jaylen Brown

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My mum wants the best for me. And I like having my mum around me.

Dionne Bromfield

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