Sara Paretsky Quotes

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time.

Sara Paretsky

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LifeHomeTimeConservativeOutside

I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

Andre Previn

MusiciansJazzMoreWearFriendships

I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore.

Robert Rauschenberg

WorkTimeWordsI AmPeopleIdeas

I have been in five Harry Potter films and never read a 'Harry Potter' book. If you are an actor, all you have is the script you are given. If you read the book, you might get disappointed about what's been left out.

Michael Gambon

BookYouActorNeverOutLeft

I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress.

John Podesta

FaithNew YorkPeopleThinkJudge

I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.

Tommy Shaw

LifeFeelArtistDreamGreatest

I want people to understand that tragedy and trial does not necessarily mean that you are a victim.

Marvin Sapp

PeopleYouTragedyWantUnderstand

Do I care about clothes and stuff? Not much. It's a bit sick, isn't it, people spending all that money on clothes? I'm too stingy. I wouldn't pay £100 for a shirt.

Louis Theroux

MoneyPeopleSickCareClothesPay

Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

Lois McMaster Bujold

HeartYouDesireWantMatterHigh

Rock on out.

Janis Joplin

RockOut

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive until you see a Dick Dale concert.

Dick Dale

LivePassionMeWritingStoryYou

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

Douglas Wilson

MeGraduationYearsRoomDormAbout

The street I lived on for the first handful of years of my life was lined with modest, lower-middle-class houses with small front yards and cracked driveways - your typical North Jersey neighborhood, with all the odd hidden darkness that that implies.

Chris Gethard

LifeDarknessSmallMy LifeStreet

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