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Guy Finley Quotes

Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 22, 1949

Topics

Future Best Present Bright Future

The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude.

John Lothrop Motley

Weak Scared Servitude Many Timid

The texture and hardship of poverty and eviction is something that I think left the deepest impression on me, and I hope that I try to convey a little bit of that to the reader.

Matthew Desmond

Hope Me Think Poverty Hardship Try

Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic if it is pulled out I shall die.

Soren Kierkegaard

Heart Childhood I Am Die Long Out

What does it prove, running in the AAU meet?

Steve Prefontaine

Meet Prove Running Does

There was nothing I could - and wanted to - learn in school. It was just a complete waste of my time.

Time School Learn Nothing Complete

The job is trying to create movie shots that have depth, that have the meanings you need them to have, and then good enough so that they will add something to the final picture. They will make the picture; they'll get into the picture, and give them what they need. It's an interesting job.

Good Job Picture Interesting Enough

Immortality is the negation of death. We do not usually speak about 'innatality' - about having not yet been born - yet this is something we would have to regard as the other aspect of the human soul. We are just as unborn as we are immortal.

Soul Death Speak Born Human Been

I was never challenged when it came to acting as a youngster. I sort of just did whatever was given to me without asking questions. I didn't really understand why I enjoyed it or why I did it.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Me Questions Acting Why Understand

As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.

Life Mother Live Music God Child

Being gay doesn't take your brain away or exclude me from having the same attributes as anyone else.

Me Brain Gay Same Take Being

My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't invited to a party.' That always struck so true, and people always nod their heads when they hear that. Especially writers.

Chuck Palahniuk

Teacher Man People Me Writing Party

As I've conducted my interviews with crowdsourcing entrepreneurs and experts, it's constantly hit me that your ability to do something big and bold is really a function of the size and quality of your crowd.

Peter Diamandis

Quality Me Bold Ability Size Big

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