James Patterson Quotes

Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they want some entertainment and a sense of achievement. So that's what I give them. That's all I'm trying to do. Is that really so wrong?

James Patterson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 22, 1947

Topics

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Humankind has mainly evolved in Africa, and we only left Africa very, very late in our evolutionary path. This means that there is very little genetic diversity among those who left Africa and very much genetic diversity among those who stayed.

Jens Martin Skibsted

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I don't like writing - it's so difficult to say what you mean. It's much easier to edit other people's writing and help them say what they mean.

Robert Gottlieb

PeopleWritingHelpYouSayMean

The thing is, if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything.

Matthew Perry

SobrietyAnythingThing

All books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with words.

Amy Lowell

DreamsWordsYouCutBooksEither

In the gym, people's enthusiasm tends to get the best of them. They realize this is their opportunity to say hello or that they love my work... It doesn't matter how profusely you're sweating.

Sterling K. Brown

WorkLoveOpportunityBestPeople

I love a woman in a tuxedo, or in a dress, who looks comfortable, relaxed, happy. I'd love to dress Daphne Guinness - she has exactly that attitude.

Stephane Rolland

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My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything.

Rupert Friend

ExperienceTrainingSchoolLearn

Part of me just wants 'Jane' magazine back, and 'Sassy,' too.

Mary H.K. Choi

MeBackSassyMagazineJustPart

The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up - one that says Americans and small-business owners won't get hit with more bad news at the end of the year.

Mitch McConnell

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I can't read in a car, because I'll get sick. It's almost instant.

Mitski

CarSickBecauseGetAlmostInstant

Anyone who thinks my life is cupcakes is all wrong.

Judy Blume

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President Obama inherited a broken country mired in two wars, a financial crisis, a mortgage mess and more than we all probably even know about and has in my opinion brought us back from the brink. But I still see my friends in no better shape and the gap widening.

Don Cheadle

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