Laura van den Berg Quotes

If I'm really rolling with a short story, I work on it everywhere and end up with a finished draft in a couple months, but a novel really demands that I step out of my life and vanish into the world of the book.

Laura van den Berg

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LifeWorkStepWorldBookStory

I wasn't prepared to be so... arrested by Jon Hamm.

Jessica Williams

PreparedArrestedJon

When a good idea sparks, it's usually because of some subversive angle that means the song we're writing will be fresh.

Robert Lopez

GoodWritingSongWillFreshIdea

When in doubt, sing loud.

Robert Merrill

DoubtWhen In DoubtSingLoud

We need a stronger national voice for social workers which leads to a change in how the profession is viewed and its ability to represent itself to other professional bodies and with central government.

Andy Sawford

ChangeGovernmentVoiceStronger

After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question.

Stephen Harper

ReligionCountryAcceptQuestion

One of the key factors of life is love, and the key factor of God is love, so having that understanding is really important in a relationship. Having someone that genuinely respects you and understands your life and is open to hearing about your life is really cool.

Sofia Richie

LifeLoveGodRelationshipCoolKey

I was born in Korea and left before my first birthday.

Mary H.K. Choi

BirthdayBornFirstLeftI Was Born

I don't want to get caught up and be an artist always on the go. Because once you do that, it's hard to get into the studio and do what I do.

Missy Elliott

YouArtistGoWantHardAlways

President Trump sees the world in transactional and zero-sum terms - if something is good for China, it must be bad for the U.S. By contrast, economists see the world in much more nuanced ways: if globalization is well-managed, it can be a positive-sum game, where both the U.S. and China gain; if it is badly managed, it can be negative-sum.

Joseph Stiglitz

GoodWorldGameGlobalizationBad

Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster, more accurately, for less money, and without any health insurance costs.

Douglas Rushkoff

HealthMoneyDoingInsurancePerson

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

Douglas Wood

FailureFearBestAlwaysBeen

I don't know a single person that's like, ''Avatar' is my favorite movie.' It never even comes up. I don't know anyone that will defend that movie.

Chris Cubas

PersonKnowWillNeverDefendUp

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