Bill Clegg Quotes

There are times when I'll send a manuscript to an editor, and I'll think it is the most likely project I've ever sent them. And they might call me the next morning and say they couldn't tolerate it. That happens so frequently that I've given up any expectation of knowing what anybody's going to like.

Bill Clegg

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MorningMeThinkSayKnowingUp

Without third parties, all forward movement stops. They're essential. They're not just OK. They are absolutely essential.

Jill Stein

ForwardMovementWithoutJustOK

The pond-lily is a star and easily takes the first place among lilies; and the expeditions to her haunts, and the gathering her where she rocks upon the dark, secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.

John Burroughs

CrownPoolDarkPlaceRocksSummer

I think sometimes in comedy the characters are often sacrificed for the joke, and it's more important for it to be funny than for there to be love.

Jenny Slate

FunnyLoveThinkComedySometimes

I often feel that I have a split personality. I love more than anything to be in my study writing, but when it's time to do a book tour, I love that extroverted part, too - talking to people, reading, traveling, going out into the world.

Ann Hood

LoveTimePersonalityPeopleWorld

I went to NYU completely with the idea I wanted to be the next David Copperfield.

Michael Carbonaro

NextIdeaWantedNYUDavid

You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led.

Stan Laurel

WaterHorseYouPencilLeadMust

If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.

Masayoshi Son

LiveTimeSkyBlueRememberYou

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.

Mary McLeod Bethune

GirlHeartMeChanceRestWorth

It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in.

Logan Pearsall Smith

ThroughBrainsCracksOurEcstasy

'Redeployment' is a military term. It means to transfer a unit from one area to another.

Phil Klay

MilitaryTransferMeansUnitAnother

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

Peter Garrett

WorkPeopleWork HardGiftBorn

I truly found myself beautiful and thought that I had the potential to model, so I always would do little poses in the mirror and things, but I never expected it to come to this.

Selah Louise Marley

BeautifulMirrorMyselfThoughtCome

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