Will Self Quotes

The life of the professional writer - like that of any freelance, whether she be a plumber or a podiatrist - is predicated on willpower. Without it there simply wouldn't be any remuneration, period.

Will Self

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1961

Topics

LifeProfessionalSheWithoutLike

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.

Jim Henson

ChildrenQualityTelevisionSaid

Of all the things that the digital revolution has produced, once of the coolest, simplest ones is you can now contact people who write books that you read. You used to have to write a letter to the publisher and hope they passed it along, which they never did.

Stephen J. Dubner

HopePeopleRevolutionYouNever

I'm a career diplomat. I spent 30 years as a diplomat, out of which seven years as foreign minister. I've always believed in the United Nations as a centre of multilateralism and multilateral diplomacy.

Miroslav Lajcak

CareerAlwaysYearsOutDiplomacy

They expect a certain amount of leniency or mercy from me because I'm a woman, and if you've ever met my mother, you should know that's not even in the cards. She's much tougher than I am - she's a retired schoolteacher, so she's seen it all.

Loretta Lynch

MotherWomanI AmMeYouCards

The plain truth is that the period I study is the 16th century, and they were absolutely obsessed with witches and spiritual beings.

Deborah Harkness

TruthSpiritualTruth IsStudyPlain

My favorite was always smothered pork chops. Smothered pork chops. That would be my request if I ever had one, and it was pretty consistent.

Chris Bosh

AlwaysPorkPrettyConsistentWould

The Populist Caucus believes that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality healthcare.

Bruce Braley

QualityHealthcarePopulistShould

Like many of you, I was very disappointed at the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

Suzan DelBene

CareYouActDisappointedLikeMany

We definitely have our finger on the pulse. You have to keep up. We decide what to watch by what's funny.

Shawn Wayans

FunnyYouDecideUpFingerWatch

I travel in a Ford Econoline van with a trailer. So it's not quite so glamorous.

Tift Merritt

TravelGlamorousQuiteVanTrailer

I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it.

Linford Christie

WorkGreatThinkPrideLovedEasy

Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table.

Kitty Kelley

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