Leslie Jamison Quotes

Whenever I've been stuck on a project, it's always brought me solace to the return to books that moved me in the past. It's a nice way to get outside my own head; and it brings me back to one of the most important reasons I write at all: to bring some pleasure to readers, to make them think or feel.

Leslie Jamison

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Young adults are honest readers. They won't stay with a book unless they have a reason, so it has to move along.

Jesse Andrews

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You're perceived as being a success if you find a job in some big city and work with hundreds of other people and draw a paycheck every month.

Jerry Moran

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I went to play in Brazil when I had just turned 18 and was the world's top junior player. I got to the airport, and no one knew who I was. I couldn't speak any Portuguese, and no one spoke English. Then someone said something that resembled 'tennis,' and I went with that.

John McEnroe

WorldSpeakSomeonePlayAirport

I used to turn my shoulders pretty level, which a lot of golfers think is correct. But that made my swing too shallow coming into impact, so my contact was picky, especially off the turf.

Matt Kuchar

ThinkImpactSwingTurnShoulders

I'm very proud of 'Backatown,' and usually I don't like to listen to my records.

Trombone Shorty

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I did not deal well with the politicians. I tend to tell people that when they are full of crap, that they are full of crap.

Robert Crandall

PeoplePoliticiansTellWellDeal

When you buy my books, you kind of know what you're in for. It's kind of self-selecting. If you have a delicate sensibility, and you're easily grossed out, you probably will never read one of my books.

Mary Roach

YouKnowKindWillNeverOut

I like super fights. I want super fights. I want guys that I can match up well where people don't know what going to happen.

Brian Ortega

PeopleI CanKnowWantHappenUp

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

Allen Klein

HumorPainLaughterHelpWeekGoal

I think there's something about the homemade birthday cake, because my wife, on my daughter's first birthday, started the tradition where she takes a full cake and cuts the number birthday out of it.

Willie Geist

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If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

Phil Jackson

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I get the first flight out from anywhere I am because I have to come home to my kids.

Paula Poundstone

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