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Rick Riordan Quotes

I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: June 5, 1964

Topics

Travel Writing Mystery Career Always

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.

Good Leader Confidence Respect Trust

I'm into all types of stuff. I might have on Pumas one day, Givenchy the next. I'd wear this John Elliott sweat suit to the club.

Day Sweat One Day Next Club Suit

Work for work's sake doesn't thrill me, but when I'm in the zone, I'm creative, and the expression is free.

Work Creative Me Free Expression

For me to make a living acting silly for as long as I can get away with it, I think the most viable way to make that happen is to evolve into more traditional comedy. I've really been putting in the work.

Work Me Think Comedy Long Acting

'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' is a good one because it not only turned out, I think, to be a really funny movie but it was also a delight to shoot. We were in the South of France, working with Glenne Headly and Michael Caine and Frank Oz the director - who were just fun.

Funny Good Fun Think Dirty Director

The fact that a crime might have been committed with impunity in the past may make it seem more familiar and less gruesome, but surely does not give it any greater legitimacy.

Past Crime More Seem May Give

There's a number of companies clearly that we wish we had invested in either at the early or at the moderate stage.

Wish Early Stage Clearly Moderate

When you move around a lot, there are little bits of you from everywhere. I mean, my father's French, and I speak French, and there's a kind of struggle in me that says, 'I'd like to be French.' But I've never been fully part of that culture, that role.

Father Culture Struggle Me Speak

My intent is not to inflame Muslims but to entertain readers of great thrillers. At the end of the day, I want people to see a good protagonist struggle against serious odds and do so with courage and honor and integrity.

Good Integrity Courage Great Day

I don't care that people thought I was one way for my whole career because now that I am not attached to a team, I can have my own opinion, I can have my own voice. I can link myself to my own thought process rather than a generic message most teams try to get across.

Brian O'Driscoll

Myself I Am People Team Opinion

Racism been over. It's the old people that keep on holding on to it.

Racism People Old People Holding On

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.

Swami Vivekananda

Soul Impossible Think You Sin Say

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