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Gordon Lightfoot Quotes

I have to play everything just perfectly. I can't take less of myself. I'm strong. I'm prepared.

Gordon Lightfoot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: canadian
Birth: November 17, 1938

Topics

Myself Strong Play Everything Take

Settings are obviously important - and as a writer, you have to respect what was real at the time of the story you're writing. But the real key to success lies in finding the right characters to carry that story.

Success Respect Time Writing Key

When I interviewed John McCain in 2000 about whether he had taken medication for his anger, I remember thinking, 'Let's see how this is going to work.'

Work Anger Thinking Remember See He

We're all the same. We all want the same thing in life. Everybody going around like ants and we all want the same thing. And it's not one queen. It's not one queen with the wings.

Life Queen Wings Want Same Ants

I am weary of happiness, both as a word and as a concept.

Happiness I Am Weary Word Concept

In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, only 2.1 percent of blacks of voting age were registered to vote. The only place you could attempt to register was to go down to the courthouse. You had to pass a so-called literacy test. And they would tell people over and over again that they didn't or couldn't pass the literacy test.

Age People Voting You Down Place

I went to work in an office and learned, among other lessons, to do things I did not care for, and to do them well. Before I left this office, two of my books had already been published.

Work Care Office Two Things Left

The person who needs the other person the least in a relationship is the stronger member.

Douglas Coupland

Relationship Stronger Person Who

Employees can make happiness when they maximize their brainwork voluntarily and enthusiastically. Management should focus on setting up an atmosphere.

Happiness Focus Management Employees

The past will always affect me, and I will keep that in mind while remembering that how it played out is only my starting point, not my final destination.

Chelsea Manning

Past Mind Me Destination Will Out

I've always felt like I was going to win a British Open at St. Andrews. That place is suited for me.

Me Win Place Always Open Going

There are teachers' unions around the country realizing they want to improve standards of the profession, improve the quality of their profession, and ultimately attract the best and the brightest to their profession. The vast majority of teachers are dedicated and committed.

Antonio Villaraigosa

Best Quality Country Want Unions

Many introverts feel there's something wrong with them, and try to pass as extroverts. But whenever you try to pass as something you're not, you lose a part of yourself along the way. You especially lose a sense of how to spend your time.

Time Yourself Feel You Lose Wrong

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