Nicholson Baker Quotes

I really practiced hard and got to a certain level of technical proficiency. I overcame some of my limitations. I was a hard-working, dedicated bassoonist, but I have to say I'm not a natural musician.

Nicholson Baker

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Conservatism cherishes tradition; innovation fetishizes novelty. They tug in different directions, the one toward the past, the other toward the future.

Jill Lepore

FutureInnovationPastTraditionTug

Rock n' roll was one thing, and then they chopped off the 'roll' and called it 'rock,' which became a sort of umbrella term for anything with a guitar in it. Like hair bands. How could we possibly believe that? It's just gotten downright silly, to the point where now it's sort of become like professional wrestling.

Tom Petty

HairBelieveGuitarProfessionalNow

I love serving this country, and I miss serving this country.

Michael T. Flynn

LoveCountryServingMissI Love

You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has been practicing dictatorship, is an authoritarian system, it's a bunch of military people - the task of changing Egypt into a second republic, a new Egypt with democracy, freedom, rights, etc.

Mohamed ElBaradei

FreedomPeopleDemocracyYouNew

My kids both had acne, and I never saw a book dealing with the subject.

Judy Blume

BookNeverSawKidsAcneDealing

My two primary areas of focus have been open-space conservation and education, and I expect those to remain my priorities in the future. The Irvine open space and parklands provide serenity and balance to our unique Orange County lifestyle.

Donald Bren

EducationFutureFocusBalanceSpace

I don't pick my friends based on politics.

Dean Cain

PoliticsFriendsPickBased

If you're reading to find friends, you're in deep trouble.

Claire Messud

ReadingDeepFriendsYouFind

I beat a brain tumor.

Arlen Specter

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Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

Alistair Cooke

IntelligenceCuriosity

Directors work 10 times harder than anyone else. Get paid a quarter.

William H. Macy

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To me, art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul.

Susan Vreeland

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