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Rick Yancey Quotes

I really kill myself on titles, although 'The 5th Wave' seems like an obvious title, doesn't it? You don't know how long that took me.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american

Topics

Myself Me Wave Long You Know

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling.

Day Looking House Roof Starting Out

Each section of the British Isles has its own way of laughing, except Wales, which doesn't.

Stephen Leacock

Way Own British Laughing Except

It's so important to me to take care of my voice. I do a lot of vocal warms-ups right before I go on.

Me Voice Care Take Care Important

I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.

People World Grow You See Out

Back when Donald Trump was just starting in the primaries, and I was asked, 'What do you think of Trump?' I would say, 'Donald Trump is a great example of someone in our country being able to truly do anything. You can dream, you can do it. And that's a great example of that. But when the primaries are over, Donald Trump will be gone.'

Great You Can Do It Think Someone

Any time you make a movie where you're living in a certain head space for an extended period of time, it's tough not to take a little piece home with you.

Home Time Space Tough You Living

It's incredible. Twenty-three minutes on the air, and I've got to shoot for twelve, fifteen hours a day. What the hell's that?

Day Hell Air Shoot Got Incredible

I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place.

Colin Kaepernick

Think Better Country Admit Place

Judging from the experience of the European War, imperialism renders no great benefit to any nation, whereas liberty for all nationalities is the only principle by which humanity will ever be saved.

Great Experience War Humanity Will

I came along and was a teenager in the Depression, and nobody had jobs. So I went out hitchhiking, when I met a man named Woody Guthrie. He was the single biggest part of my education.

Education Depression Man Nobody Out

The more we can lower or even eliminate the activation energy for our desired actions, the more we enhance our ability to jump-start positive change.

Positive Change Energy More Ability

You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.

Friend Beginning Man You See Almost

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