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Margot Lee Shetterly Quotes

History happens as soon as I pick up my coffee cup - it happened 30 seconds ago. It's history.

Margot Lee Shetterly

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1969

Topics

History Coffee Up Cup Soon Happened

I have been in danger of being drowned twice.

Twice Danger Being Been Drowned

Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan each suffered through his second four years. FDR was checkmated by Congress and the Supreme Court. Ike was dogged by Sputnik and reckless charges that the United States suffered from a Missile Gap. Reagan had to wend his way through Iran-Contra.

Michael Beschloss

Congress Way Years Supreme Court Gap

The truth of it is when you get an audience to laugh and camp along with you, it's much easier to scare 'em again because they're using two sides of their emotions. It's much easier to set them up for a good cheap thrill scare again.

Good Truth Laugh You Emotions Cheap

I've been in 30 car crashes, none of 'em my fault, I swear on a stack of midgets... OK, they were probably all my fault.

Car Fault Been None OK Swear

It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy.

Control Rich Healthy Become More

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Science Yourself Talent Strive Up

I probably had some impact, because everyone keeps telling me that I did. I like to feel like I'm coming out with something to try to make room for other young women to make their art.

Women Art Me Impact Feel Young

Generally speaking, it has been my ambition to write as a good old nurse will speak when she tells fairy tales.

Good Ambition Speak Will She Fairy

When I was a kid, I thought movies just came from air. I thought they just appeared.

Thought Movies Kid Air Just Came

I'm a venture capitalist. I like to say my job is to help and support entrepreneurs. I can play a leadership role, but my organization can't be the leader.

Leadership Leader Job Support Help

Give your clients the earliest delivery consistent with quality - whatever the inconvenience to us.

Arthur C. Nielsen

Quality Clients Whatever Delivery Us

Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone.

Focus Week You Find Calendar Awards

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