Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

When it comes to other people's writing, my older influences are more powerful than more recent ones, partially because I'm now more worried that I'll suddenly accidentally steal something from another writer.

Elizabeth McCracken

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PeopleWritingPowerfulNowMore

I spent 15 years of not being able to get a job creating a role on Broadway.

Joel Grey

JobCreatingYearsBeingGetRole

I've never been scared of aging.

Maye Musk

AgingNeverScaredBeen

There never was a democracy yet where the people didn't vote themselves into oblivion.

Mitt Romney

PeopleDemocracyVoteNeverWhere

It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians.

Chuck Close

ArtFindMirrorsUpsetOutArtists

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

Thomas Jefferson

GoodTimeMenOwnPersuadeEven

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

Thomas Berger

PeopleWishYouFindArgumentSide

My favorite kind of acting scenes, or at least where I think people shine the brightest, are odes to Meisner technique scenes where people are face-to-face, and it's almost like a repetition exercise.

Timothee Chalamet

PeopleShineThinkExerciseActing

I've talked about commodity price volatility in the past: go back to the tape... I never said it was about inflation.

Rick Santelli

PastBackPriceGoSaidNever

You should feel good about making your home nicer for your family and your friends. You should feel great about cooking a good dinner and making a dress for a granddaughter, creating a beautiful birthday party. It's all part of life.

Martha Stewart

LifeFamilyBirthdayGoodHome

I am a sportsman, and I hate politics.

Lynn Davies

HatePoliticsI AmSportsmanAm

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.

Linus Torvalds

GoodMoneyOpinionBetterThanMs

I definitely don't want to get married just for the sake of getting married.

Kourtney Kardashian

WantGetting MarriedGetJustSake

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