James McBride Quotes

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.

James McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 11, 1957

Topics

WorkYouPersonKnowFirstTool

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel.

Joel Osteen

FeelYouKnowAlwaysComingAgainst

The Juan McLean is great.

Max Joseph

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And I think detente had manifestly failed, and that the pursuit of it was encouraging Soviet expansion and rendering the world more dangerous, and especially rendering the Western world in greater peril.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Things that are unique and rare will cost a lot of money. Houses in East Hampton and Malibu will cost a lot of money because there just aren't that many of them. The value of sports has appreciated because it's the only thing that people have to watch live.

John Skipper

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You don't sit there at twenty-five, unpublished, inexperienced, and respond to Susan Sontag's editorial suggestions like a little snot, rejecting every one of them. But it had a lot to do with the fact that I didn't admire Susan's own fiction.

Sigrid Nunez

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We want transportation as reliable as running water.

Travis Kalanick

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Being an uncle brings me utter joy.

Russell Tovey

JoyMeUncleBeingBringsUtter

The very action of the proletariat is a determining factor in history. And although we can no more jump over the stages of historical development than a man can jump over his shadow, nevertheless, we can accelerate or retard that development.

Rosa Luxemburg

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Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.

Lord Byron

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And one of the interesting things about bound feet is that they never age.

Lisa See

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Honestly, I actually would really love to see more musical theatre actors do the movie adaptations of shows - I think that would be really great to see.

Diana DeGarmo

LoveGreatTheatreThinkMoreSee

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.

Bruce Lee

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