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Gregory Maguire Quotes

My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform, and I more or less lost my taste for ice cream permanently.

Gregory Maguire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 9, 1954

Topics

Work Job New York Colleagues Ice

I just love the process of working with other actors.

John Cusack

Love Process Working Just Other

I was brought up at 3525 Decatur Avenue, in the north Bronx, right next to Woodlawn Cemetery.

Robert Klein

Right Next Up Cemetery Bronx North

In my experience as an actor over so many years, I don't know when I have been touched so deeply on so many levels as I have been by 'The Leftovers' in my three years there. It is a profound exploration of life, of grief, of loss.

Ann Dowd

Life Grief Experience Loss Know

I once read that there are more biographical works about Napoleon Bonaparte than any other man in history.

Michael Dirda

History Man More Read Than Once

If a scientist is reading a paper online and clicks through to purchase material, there's value there. It might be a business model; it might be enough to defray the cost of open access. I just want to create the infrastructure that makes movement and sharing easier.

John Wilbanks

Business Value Reading Enough Create

I'm always trying to feel less stress.

Amanda Knox

Stress Feel Trying Always Less

I don't think there was a thunderclap or a divine spark that suddenly made one species smart. You can see, in our ancestors, there was a gradual expansion of the brain; there was an expansion of the complexity of tools.

Steven Pinker

Smart Brain Think Spark Tools You

You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one.

Tom Kite

Looking You Find Always Distraction

I made the decision to take on board the critical feedback. Reviews are something you can easily ignore as a performer or writer but I chose to not ignore them here and I think that I benefited. I think I'm stronger for it - and I have a tougher skin as a result.

Rufus Wainwright

Decision Think Result Stronger You

We don't spend money properly in Washington, D.C. We jump these massive bills to massive bills.

Mick Mulvaney

Money Jump Washington Bills Spend

I am very impatient.

Michael Sheen

I Am Impatient Very Am

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

Jason Statham

Good Writing Action You Skill Want