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Tim O'Brien Quotes

When I have a book I enjoy, I'm partly in the book. I'm not just observing it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Book Enjoy Just Observing Partly

If I'm not feeling so hot during the day - maybe I couldn't sleep, and the kids are wearing me out, and I'm not feeling very cute - I might go and curl my hair and put on some lipstick and put some fun music on. And that builds my confidence. It's the small things. You have to find out what works for you.

Jessie James Decker

Confidence Music Cute Small Things

As God as my witness, they said, We're above the law. There's nothing you can do to us. You're just a church secretary.

God Law Church You Said Nothing

Ballroom dancing is like being on Mars compared to what I've done throughout my life.

Life My Life Done Mars Dancing Like

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

John Mason Brown

Today Memories Tomorrow Often Rob

I'm from the Midlands. I lived in London for 50 years, but I'm not sure that I think of myself as a Londoner. I can see that we're all metropolitan, whether we are Londoners or not.

Myself Think I Can London See Lived

Any time I hear 'border adjustment,' I don't love it. Because usually it means we're going to get adjusted into a bad deal.

Love Time Border Bad Going Get

When I write, it's like watching a movie in my head.

Write Watching Head Like Movie

My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together.

Trevor Phillips

Good Relationship Working Together

Well, you can't throw heavy, analytical, thought-provoking songs at people 24/7. It's been my experience over the last 20 years that on a rare occasion, in a live setting, if you can slow people down to listen to two good ballads, then you're doing pretty good. Then throw a tempo at 'em. Then have fun.

Good Live Experience Fun People You

I don't think we yet know - because it's probably not big enough - what exactly Amazon does to our cities, but whatever it is, I don't anticipate retail wastelands. If anything, it's maybe a wake-up call to retailers that they just have to offer something meaningful to customers.

Think Enough Know Whatever Anything

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

Friend War Strong Stand American

I read all of the nonfiction that I could find on Chechnya, and all the while, I was searching for a novel that was set there. I couldn't find a single novel written in English that was set in the period of the two most recent Chechen wars.

Find Two Searching Single Nonfiction

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