Charles J. Shields Quotes

Harper Lee and Truman Capote became friends as next-door neighbors in the late 1920s, when they were about kindergarten age. From the start, they recognized in each other "an apartness," as Capote later expressed it; and both loved reading. When Lee's father gave them an old Underwood typewriter, they began writing original stories together.

Charles J. Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 2, 1951

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I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.

Jennie Finch

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I want to be able to make people laugh as hard as they possibly can, and I really think they need that.

Andrew Dice Clay

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Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

Amy Lee

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I didn't play receiver my whole life. I played running back, and I liked a bunch of running backs coming up, but I never tried to emulate them.

Stefon Diggs

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The lash may force men to physical labor, it cannot force them to spiritual creativity.

Sholem Asch

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I never thought, 'I'm going to learn how to be funny now!,' and I'm still surprised when other people think I'm funny. I just learned to make jokes as a way of moving through the world. It helps me deal with all sorts of discomfort and boredom.

Lisa Hanawalt

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It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.

Jonah Peretti

BlueMeFeelFriendsLongPerson

Growth makes management easier. In particular, it makes making labor concessions seem easy. It's when growth stops because you're being disrupted that managing becomes really, really hard, and as a result, most disrupted companies simply disappear.

Clayton M. Christensen

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The soul is joined to and is separated from the body. Therefore, the soul is corporeal.

Chrysippus

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I have to be inspired to write a song.

Brett Young

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Somewhere out there the world must have an end.

Wislawa Szymborska

WorldEndOutSomewhereMust

I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education - and especially early childhood development - is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Shakira

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