Martha Roby Quotes

We cannot tax the same people we expect to create jobs. That is a recipe for keeping people out of work.

Martha Roby

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WorkPeopleCreateTaxSameOut

My dad didn't have a formal education, but he had a wonderful vocabulary. So in 'Harvest,' I wanted my main character to be an innately intelligent man who would have the vocabulary to say whatever he wanted in the same way as lots of working-class people can.

Jim Crace

EducationCharacterManPeopleSay

If you grow up in a place, and you're small, even if the place is itself also small, it's huge to you. It's what's out there: it's the world outside of your door.

Jhumpa Lahiri

DoorWorldSmallGrowYouPlace

I love radio, but it's a very limited thing today. Everything has to be edited down to 3:59, and too bad if I didn't make my statement in three minutes and 59 seconds. Everybody's song has to make its point so quickly.

Anita Baker

LoveTodaySongBadDownThree

The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct.

Jeanette Winterson

WorkTimeOverInterestUsStill

Dance is in my background.

Rutina Wesley

DanceBackground

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

Mary Douglas

DisappointmentPromisesExpectations

Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because: a.) my books don't make me laugh out loud; and b.) sometimes I have said this to a writer, when really what I meant was, 'Your book made me smile appreciatively.'

Mary Roach

SmileMeBookBelieveLaughSomeone

The idea that you can get everything you want in one person is destructive, and maybe when you accept that the number is closer to 50 or 60 or 70 percent, that's when you can start to make some progress in choosing the right person.

Michelle Williams

ProgressRight PersonStartYouWant

Every man has his faults; I have and so have you - you will allow me to say so!

Clara Schumann

ManMeYouSayWillFaults

I'm always being inspired .

Boy George

AlwaysInspiredBeing

I had this idea for a while to do mix this Al Green vibe with a samba thing. I tried to do that in many different ways. Peter added his own modern notion of funk and his own deep background in classical music.

Arto Lindsay

MusicGreenDeepOwnModernFunk

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.

Sheryl Sandberg

WorkPassionProgressAmbitionWorld

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