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Ethan Canin Quotes

I think that's what poets try to do: They try to sidestep neurology and go straight to meaning.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: July 19, 1960

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Think Meaning Go Try Straight Poets

Sixteen years as a freelance features journalist taught me that neither the absence of 'the Muse' nor the presence of 'the block' should be allowed to hinder the orderly progress of a book.

Progress Me Book Muse Presence

The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.

Matthew McConaughey

Best People Advice Give Who

The dominant male is history. Could you see a male Lady Gaga? The closest we've got is Justin Bieber, who'd be locked up if he tried the stuff Gaga gets away with. Women are the only rock stars now. Adele is brutally honest. I want to be like her.

Stars Women History Lady You Rock

We want Nelson Mandela and the people of South Africa to know that we will stand shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip, until apartheid is eradicated.

People Stand Know Want Will Africa

I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin.

Eyes Moment People Tears Night Skin

The producers probably won't like this, but I always describe her as Peppermint Patty on acid.

Always Her Acid Like Describe Patty

There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate.

Work Food Beginning Makeup Free You

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

Experience Action Understand Actor

Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years.

Education Feedback Early Mentoring

Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish story starts with Ellis Island, and the candy store in the Bronx.

Arthur Hertzberg

Culture Story American Island Candy

IBM decided they were going to enter the copying business in 1968.

Business Going IBM Enter Decided

Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.

Age Old Age Old Through Liver Show

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