Martha Beck Quotes

My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assumptions, based on his ability to control my behavior through a combination of slavish devotion and incessant howling.

Martha Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

DogControlBehaviorAssumptions

I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.

Joe Eszterhas

AlwaysStarWanted

My mom was a little weepy. My dad was very logical about it. Once they realized you can't change, they wanted to know that you can be happy and be gay. Once they realized that, they were very cool about it.

John Cameron Mitchell

ChangeHappyBe HappyCoolMomYou

In my contemporary stories, I write about today's quilters, inventive techniques they use, and how technology has influenced their art. Novels set in the past let me have fun researching patterns that were popular and fabrics and tools available to quilters through history.

Jennifer Chiaverini

TechnologyTodayHistoryArtPast

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

Andre Maurois

LifeWorkGreatArtWomanMan

I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.

Alva Myrdal

StepFirst StepFirstRealisticWho

Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.

Spike Lee

GotHardestMakingKnownEndeavors

To be able to create a character and tell a story is a crazy way to make a living. I feel so lucky to be able to do this.

Toni Collette

CharacterCrazyStoryFeelCreate

Some of the best times in my life happened under the influence of drugs... I'd still be doing it if I could make good judgement calls. I'd still be doing it if I didn't blow up to the size of an aircraft hangar, because it was a great time.

Robbie Williams

LifeGoodGreatTimeBestInfluence

Several other aerospace and defense firms have announced plans to build facilities in north Mississippi in recent weeks. They join an impressive group of high-tech companies already doing business in our region.

Roger Wicker

BusinessDoingPlansGroupBuild

You can't start a product simply by building it. You have to know why you're building it, and you might go down the wrong rabbit hole, waste time, and confuse things. Spending long afternoons with a sketchbook or talking through your ideas with other people can save a year in software development later on.

Mike Krieger

TimePeopleIdeasBuildingStart

When I was 12 and met my real father for the first time, I was terrified I would lose the one I already had.

Allegra Huston

FatherTimeLoseFirst TimeFirst

I don't have the confidence to pull off a moustache.

Rich Sommer

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