In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.
Leonard Cohen
Recitation: by Male by Female
I teach in M.F.A. programs now, and I think that's a great way to become a novelist, but I mourn that Pete Dexter and Joan Didion's route is maybe less likely because there are fewer of those jobs. I always liken it to playing piano in some great dive jazz bar. You didn't pick the songs, you played what people asked for, but you got your chops.
Jess Walter
GreatPeopleThinkYouJazzBecome
Putting yourself out there is hard, but it's so worth it. I don't think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It's empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself.
Megan Rapinoe
MomentYourselfPeopleBraveThink
I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.
Johnny Carson
HealthFoodDayManRichSmoking
My role at NBC was president of 'NBC News.' I had that role for eight years.
Steve Capus
NewsPresidentYearsRoleEightHad
I feel like a crazy person all the time, and I feel like people are watching me, and I feel paranoid.
Soccer Mommy
TimePeopleMeCrazyFeelPerson
I'm not a great actor - let's face it. I don't have a great deal of scope. There are certain things I can do, but when I'm bad, I stink. There's something about my shaggy dog eyes that makes people think I'm good. I'm not all that good.
Steve McQueen
DogGoodEyesGreatPeopleFace
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner
AgeDayMeHusbandFakeWorth
Every time you read an interview with a supermodel, they're always like, 'Oh, I was a such nerd.' I resent that a little bit. I was in the A/V club. I used to eat my lunch in a closet.
Moby
TimeLunchYouAlwaysEatClub
While my friends were outside practising to be Tony Hawk or Michael Jordan, I was inside playing Mozart, increasingly disillusioned and bored.
Jason Moran
FriendsInsideOutsideBoredHawk
There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.
Connie Britton
LoveWomenHumorStrongUniqueSoft
I've got to have a bet going in order to play my best.
Bobby Riggs
BestPlayOrderGotGoingBet
I think all volleyball players are playing with some type of shoulder injury. You use it so much.
Brooke Sweat
ThinkYouShoulderPlayingInjury
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