Bill Dixon Quotes

I have been going to Italy since 1980, but I always went to do work. I did not live overseas, because I do not like running around with everything I own in a paper bag.

Bill Dixon

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WorkLiveBagAlwaysEverythingOwn

People never know how strong is their lust for being cheated.

Joe Chung

PeopleStrongLustKnowNeverBeing

Perhaps I have written fiction because everything unambiguously expressed seems somehow crass to me; and when the subject is myself, I want to jeer and weep.

John Updike

MyselfMeWantEverythingFiction

When you're in elementary school, you get these amazing assignments, like to come up with your own animal, come up with your own city, come up with your own planet, what do the people look like; you're very much encouraged to be as imaginative as possible.

Tony DiTerlizzi

SchoolAnimalPeopleCityAmazing

I don't think I'm too thin at all. I understand when people say, 'Well your face gets gaunt,' but to get your bottom half to be the right size, your face might have to be a little gaunt. You choose your battles.

Courteney Cox

PeopleFaceThinkYouChooseSay

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.

Wilma Mankiller

FuturePastPeopleSocietyDecisions

I am not anti-media at all. But the media, the news anywhere in the world, is based on drama.

Peter Jackson

I AmWorldMediaDramaNewsBased

I'm not a good writer, and I don't care. Unfortunately, after I left college, I didn't have time much for literature. I wish I did. Most of the time I read documents, and that's not going to help your writing. But I'm a very logical writer, and you can't get out of me. Once I've nailed you, you're finished.

Norman Finkelstein

GoodTimeCollegeMeWritingHelp

A high percentage of organisations develop a military rationale, whereby only a very small number of people make all of the decisions. There is little wonder, then, that people aren't keen to get out of bed and come to work on a Monday morning.

Ricardo Semler

WorkMorningMondayPeopleSmall

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

Lennox Lewis

MyselfPlanBackRingWhyAsk

When we sit at the table, there is more going on than satisfying hunger. It is sad to think of those who eat simply to satisfy their hunger and who do not permit themselves to linger under the many spells offered by a good meal - the satisfaction of our hearts, our minds and our spirits.

Leo Buscaglia

GoodSadThinkTableSatisfaction

When Andy Kaufman performed, he was not just trying to be funny. He was playing with the notion of what it means to try to be funny, of what it means to be an audience expecting somebody to be funny. He was doing a dance and playing a game.

James Murphy

FunnyDanceGameDoingTryingTry

I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not.

Henry Alford

BestDarkKnowBrightDelightHopes

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