James McBride Quotes

I think what makes his story unique from others is there is not really one piece of American pop music you hear today that does not have some James Brown in it.

James McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicTodayStoryThinkAmerican

I love being a part of a romantic comedy. I've done a lot of comedies but haven't always had a ton of romance in them.

Anna Faris

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I usually don't write at night, but there are times where I wake up at 3 in the morning and write all night.

John Searles

MorningNightWake UpWriteUpWake

Hobbies take place in the cellar and smell of airplane glue.

John Updike

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I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.

Stephen R. Donaldson

RespectLimitationsUseExcuseThem

I always loved being in London and being near my parents.

Sophie Winkleman

ParentsLovedLondonAlwaysBeing

It's my constitutional right to have my choice of who I want to vote for for president.

Stacey Dash

ChoiceWantVotePresidentRight

I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to represent all the Rogers out there who don't have a seat at the table. People of colour were not at the table, and now I am there, I want to change things.

Roger Ross Williams

ChangeResponsibilityI AmPeople

As a girl, I had zero interest in the stove. I've always had a healthy appetite, especially for the wonderful meat and the fresh produce of California, but I was never encouraged to cook and just didn't see the point in it.

Julia Child

GirlHealthyNeverCaliforniaMeat

My kids completely understand that I may be on a huge show or in a big movie, but most of the time, they are not terribly impressed.

Jason Winston George

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You always hope that people will fall in love with the characters you play, the way you do yourself.

Jared Harris

LoveHopeYourselfPeopleYouPlay

I can eat whatever I want, and I don't get over 145 pounds. A lot of the guys who fight at 125 pounds, they get pretty big, and when it gets closer to the fight, they're walking around at 135 pounds. For me, I try to stay the same weight I typically walk around at.

Demetrious Johnson

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Hemingway was a prisoner of his style. No one can talk like the characters in Hemingway except the characters in Hemingway. His style in the wildest sense finally killed him.

William S. Burroughs

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