Maria Semple Quotes

I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story.

Maria Semple

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TimeMomentPainStoryThinkYou

I always say it takes as much preparation and thought to do a small part as a leading part. In some ways, leads are easier because you have the luxury of time to discover the character.

John C. Reilly

CharacterTimePreparationSmallYou

Even though I'm from the Midwest, the majority of my life has been spent on the coasts where being gay wasn't really much of a conversation.

Andrew Rannells

LifeMy LifeConversationGayWhere

Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and because of the values that we hold in common.

John Howard

ValuesDoneAustraliaHoldCommon

I think French women tend to keep it simple. I'd say try the less-is-more approach, which is not always easy to get right.

Jeanne Damas

WomenSimpleThinkEasySayTry

At my age, you can go either fat or gaunt. I've gone gaunt.

John Waters

AgeFatYouGoGoneEither

Market type influences everything a company does. Strategy and tactics for one market type seldom work for another.

Steve Blank

WorkStrategyCompanyEverything

Of course I read Braille, yes.

Stevie Wonder

YesReadCourseBraille

I decline all noisy, wordy, confused, and personal controversies.

Josiah Warren

ConfusedPersonalDeclineNoisy

I'm 24, so I'll go out and, yeah, have a few drinks and dance - I love to dance - and have a good time, but I like to do other things, too. I like going to the beach and reading and hiking.

Josie Loren

LoveGoodTimeBeachDanceReading

There is something revolting about the way girls' minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means.

Dodie Smith

LoveMarriageLongJumpWayMinds

I've always been a huge fan of beauty.

Chiara Ferragni

BeautyAlwaysBeenFanHuge Fan

Mixing humor and politics is something that works.

Bryan Cranston

HumorPoliticsSomethingMixing

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