James McBride Quotes

When you tell them you're a writer, they say, 'What have you written?' And then you've got to tell them what you've done. I don't ask a plumber what he does. Then I have to explain what I've done, and I haven't really, you know. I've just told some stories.

James McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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When we launched, we had to figure out every problem - big or small - on our own.

Jennifer Hyman

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Cooking, you can keep. I've not the slightest interest in it.

Maxine Peake

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People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections.

Steven Pinker

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Lady Gaga is the Picasso of the entertainment world. She's very intelligent.

Tony Bennett

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I remember actually going to see the first 'Avengers' with one of my best mates from home. I'd never have dreamed that I'd be in one of these movies, let alone playing Spider-Man.

Tom Holland

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Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning.

Mickey Hart

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The power to remove an individual from office is reserved for the greatest betrayals of public trust, not just because you disagree with someone.

Michael Tubbs

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I avoid continuously writing or tweeting about ISIS, as it centres them in the narrative and we end up reacting to them and reacting to the agenda they set.

Mona Eltahawy

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I think all actors get scared because we're frightened to disappoint.

Miriam Margolyes

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I thought I would, you know, go to college, get to law school, finish, and then get a job and work as a lawyer, but that proved to be not a good fit for me.

Demetri Martin

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I wouldn't use a song I didn't think was my brand or image.

Daya

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I would consider my diary serves the same purpose as going for a walk or a run. They are all physical ways of clearing a mental landscape.

Chet Faker

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