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Mordecai Richler Quotes

If you're writing a novel, you're in a room for three or four years. There's not much coming in from the outside.

Mordecai Richler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: January 27, 1931 - July 4, 2001

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Writing You Three Outside Room Four

Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, 'How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let's all come up with a solution together.' We work better as a team.

Work Respect Together Parents Mom

The notions of going to work, putting in set hours, and getting 'face time' are increasingly antiquated ideas. Because of technology we have entered a modern era of work where we can work from wherever we want, whenever we want and we can be more productive and make greater contributions than ever before.

Work Technology Time Ideas Face

Sadness... reflecting on the proud legacy of trust and fair play on which Reliance Industries was founded by my visionary father Dhirubhai Ambani, and how far RIL appeared to have moved away from those original values.

Father Trust Legacy Sadness Proud

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

People Better Questions Result Ask

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

Success Seed You Desire Want First

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

Strong Lifetime Because Four None

When I come around people, I'm up to date on everything. I know all the new music that's coming out, all the stuff that ain't came out yet.

Music People New Know Everything Up

What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission?

Happiness Pursuit Of Happiness Choose

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Believe Degree University Doctorate

The course of true love never did run smooth.

William Shakespeare

Love True Love Run True Never Did

Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

Waiting Me Doctor Feel Push You

Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.

Leonard Bernstein

Communication Words Two Technique

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