Mark Helprin Quotes

I have jumped out of airplanes but I was not technically a paratrooper. I was an infantryman and a night fighter, anti-terrorist.

Mark Helprin

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NightFighterOutTechnically

My son has godmothers, godfathers, grandparents and so many others in his life who love him as much as I do. They're there for both of us. I may not have a mate or husband, but I'm definitely not a single parent.

Jill Scott

LifeLoveSonHusbandParentOthers

It wasn't until I got to college and had a lot of my ego beaten out of me... That's when I started to turn to literature as something deeper than a way to put up points.

Jesse Andrews

CollegeMeEgoLiteratureWayTurn

My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them.

Johann Sebastian Bach

MusicCareStrangeLittleMasters

I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.

John Malkovich

WorkProudBetterDoneSayAnything

Aaron is not at all what his image might indicate. He's fiercly loyal and a true and total gentleman. He's very shy but has very strong opinions. He's into everything, wardrobe, hair, script, casting.

Stephen Collins

HairGentlemanStrongOpinionsTrue

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.

Romario

Selfish

What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show.

Mike White

CharacterFeelYouTelevisionFind

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent.

Marvin Gaye

BestNegotiationOpponentYourMeans

I believe this system of mass incarceration would have Dr. King turning in his grave. There's no doubt in my mind that Dr. King would be doing everything in his power to build a movement to end mass incarceration in the United States; a movement for education, not incarceration.

Michelle Alexander

EducationPowerKingMindBelieve

Take the leap. If you love theater more than anything, take the leap. It's so rich if you give over fully to it; there are no halfers or returnsies in this business - if you don't... There's no way to go other than full tilt with your life and job.

Michael Lomenda

LifeLoveBusinessJobRichYou

You start to compete with yourself when your catalog gets bigger and bigger... I mean, everybody wants the next 'Bless the Broken Road,' but you don't write those every day, so it's difficult.

Jay DeMarcus

DayYourselfBrokenStartRoadYou

I love 'The Walking Dead.' I'm a massive fan of that show.

Joseph Morgan

LoveWalkingDeadShowFanMassive

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