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James McBride Quotes

I don't want to read a book that's depressing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Book Want Depressing Read

I do want to say the process of writing a novel is riddled with self-doubt and self-loathing.

Writing Process Say Want Self-Doubt

My goal's always to connect and relate to my audience. I want them to leave my show feeling like they got to know me better - not only that, but like we could be friends. I want people to leave going, 'Oh my gosh, I could totally hang out with her!'

Anjelah Johnson

People Me Better Friends Goal Know

I won a dancing contest to get into wrestling. That involved fans voting.

Voting Wrestling Dancing Fans Get

For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit.

Habit Need Years Out Get Trial

Johnny was an athlete who didn't play sport. His first love was baseball, but he didn't think he had it in him to be a professional.

Love Baseball Think Play Athlete

The entire business world has figured out how to make huge buckets of money without hiring us to work for them.

Work Business Money World Out Us

I'm no longer the young guy in No I.D.'s studio asking for Kanye beats.

Young Guy Asking Studio Longer

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

Leadership Leader Children Football

Be bold enough to find the one thing that you are passionate about. It might not be what you were trained to do. But be bold enough to do the one thing. Nobody needs to dig it but you.

Enough You Find Bold Nobody Dig

I never wanted to be road comic.

Road Never Wanted Comic

Some of the most vulnerable people to getting the SARS virus are health care providers. The general public, walking in the street, there is really not that much risk at all. It's a very, very low risk - a very, very low risk.

Health People Care Walking Street

I'm going to do everything I can, so that I don't look back and say I didn't do everything.

Look Back I Can Say Everything

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