Laura van den Berg Quotes

It's not easy to craft a novel that gradually erodes the reader's comprehension of the world, of reality and identity and the passage of time.

Laura van den Berg

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TimeIdentityWorldRealityEasy

We got to the moon on Christmas Eve 1968, at the end of a poor year for this country. We had Vietnam. We had civil unrest. We had the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. But we went around the moon and saw the far side for the first time. A script writer couldn't have done a better job of raising people's hope.

Jim Lovell

HopeTimeJobKingPeopleMoon

I always did my own thing. I'm not an outsider, but I have one foot in and one foot out.

Jill Kargman

My OwnAlwaysOutOutsiderOwnFoot

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.

John Burroughs

StrengthManBrokenSpiritEndure

This is not a rock opera. This is not Tommy. I can write songs that emote, and that's it.

John Mellencamp

I CanRockWriteOperaSongsEmote

L.A. can be pretty insane because there's so much show business here, but I also know a lot of kids who grew up in Manhattan who are some of the most normal, nicest people I know. Casting directors always say Chicago people are just nicer.

Matt Walsh

BusinessPeopleKnowChicagoSayUp

You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You don't want too much complacency because people will be blinded to some risk.

Ron Chernow

GoodFearPeopleComplacencyYou

In order for the students' development and the outer development of civilization to coincide, we need a faculty whose interest is not limited to specialized educational practices. Rather, this faculty must be fully involved in the broader aspects of life.

Rudolf Steiner

LifeCivilizationDevelopmentNeed

I don't want to see a world in which women can communicate on Twitter, but their actual voices are not heard.

Mary Beard

WomenWorldWantSeeVoicesTwitter

I think the older I get, the more I realize that the ultimate luxury is time.

Michael Kors

TimeThinkLuxuryMoreRealizeGet

There's one thing I've learned about entrepreneurs' business plans. Every one is wrong.

Josh Kopelman

BusinessWrongPlansOne ThingEvery

We want Iowa to remain red. We have worked so hard to get here. We will not be a purple state: we will be a red state.

Joni Ernst

RedWantPurpleWillHardHere

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

Dean Karnazes

LovePeopleAmazingInspireI Can

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