Frank Abagnale Quotes

In all the years I've taught at the FBI Academy, I've only seen crime get easier, faster, and harder to detect.

Frank Abagnale

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CrimeYearsFBISeenGetEasier

I'm one of those writers who can't talk about what they're working on. The entire four years I was writing 'House of Sand and Fog,' my wife never saw a word of it. I just have to keep it in the womb, and then everyone can have a crack at it.

Andre Dubus III

WifeFogWritingSandHouseTalk

There are only individual people, different individual people, with their own individual lives. Using one of these people for the benefit of others uses him and benefits the others. Nothing more. What happens is that something is done to him for the sake of others. Talk of an overall social good covers this up.

Robert Nozick

GoodPeopleDoneNothingTalkMore

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work.

Simone Weil

WorkGreatnessCivilizationTrue

I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.

Treat Williams

LifeSuccessGoodYourselfDefine

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

Tony Campolo

RespectCommitmentJobBetterDoing

Jessica Rabbit! People wouldn't call her the most beautiful person in Hollywood, but I find her quirkiness and talent very attractive.

Tom Weston-Jones

BeautifulTalentPeopleFindPerson

People say that if you talk too much about sex, you take away the mystery. I say, if you're somebody who likes to talk, talk all you want - it's not listening. You will never take away the mystery.

Mary Gaitskill

PeopleListeningMysteryYouSex

I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.

Michelle Ryan

VoiceFindHolidayMoreOutHer

My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old.

Michelle Trachtenberg

MotherDayI AmYouEvery DayKnow

A part of me is always envious of people who live in the present and are sustained by a sense of spontaneity. Even dogs have that capacity: they're always wanting to participate in something, and I don't often have that element in me.

Peter Shaffer

LivePeopleMePresentDogsAlways

I'm one of the luckiest people in the world that I was able to do what I fell in love with and be able to make a living doing it.

Scott Weiland

LovePeopleWorldDoingLivingAble

For the most part, I try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup and citric acid.

Nikki Reed

TryCornHighAwayStayAcid

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