Tim O'Brien Quotes

I did not set out to write another novel. One day I sat down with the thought of trying my hand at a piece of nonfiction, a personal memoir of youth, but over the next several weeks, without intending it, the work began evolving into what has become 'Tomcat in Love.'

Tim O'Brien

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 1, 1946

Topics

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You get traded. It happens. It's part of the business.

Jimmy Butler

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Like a lot of freelance cartoonists, when any opportunity like that comes along, I have a hard time saying no, whether it makes sense or not.

Jim Woodring

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When you become famous, people can have a powerful yet illusory idea of who you are. You want to live your life, but still, you don't want to let anyone down. I know Ed Vedder, Kurt Cobain, Jerry Cantrell, all those guys felt it. They're smart, real, and all of a sudden, they're put on a pedestal.

Ann Wilson

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The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change.

Johnnie Cochran

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I have a vocabulary in clothing. It's like a whole language.

Tracee Ellis Ross

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I left an office at the top of the Pan Am Building, a nine-room apartment, and a farm in Vermont because I was aching inside. It took an analyst to tell me I could write a note of permission to become a musician and sign it.

Michael Masser

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I've learned and grown as a songwriter.

Luis Fonsi

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The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Christine Baranski

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I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company.

Branford Marsalis

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Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.

Bobby Scott

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I had no interest in history classes. In fact, I used to sleep in history classes, I used to bunk classes. But that is how students are supposed to be, no? I developed an interest in history much later. I have made a few films based on historical facts.

Shekhar Kapur

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I like to experiment with my voice, besides music.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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