Maria Semple Quotes

I drop my kid off at school and then race home, and it's a very limited time. I can only do really serious writing for a couple of hours. And then I always go on a walk, I do a one-to-two-hour walk; I don't go running or hard hiking.

Maria Semple

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I think every villain basically thinks that he or she is doing something to make his world, or the world in general, a better place.

Joe Morton

VillainWorldThinkBetterDoing

That was something that I learned: It's actually okay if the way that I do my best is when I'm treated well.

Jenny Slate

BestWayOkaySomethingWell

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.

Meister Eckhart

GodEmptyThingsFull

I have a certain memory of the way in which my father loved me until I was 10, and it was unconditional and eternal. I get to carry that for the rest of my life, but on a practical level after age 10, it's just me sort of figuring it out.

Sterling K. Brown

LifeFatherAgeMemoryMeRest

I like people who are fit. I figure if I work out, you can at least return the favor. Would I go out with a meathead? No.

Rose McGowan

WorkPeopleYouGoOutReturn

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.

Lord Byron

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You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

Liu Wen

BestJobMeYouEnduranceWay

I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.

Jared Harris

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There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

Jaromir Jagr

PeopleI CanPlayWonderingLot

I always want to find the best burger in town.

Dennis Quaid

BestBurgerFindWantAlwaysTown

I'm a huge fan of basketball. Any time you get a chance to watch basketball, I do it.

Draymond Green

TimeBasketballChanceYouWatch

You can disguise any set with lights and shadows.

Allan Dwan

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