Franklin Foer Quotes

Self-publishing is fine. But in a world of self-publishing, where everything is about what you get on the back end, there's a serious disincentive from embarking on really important, vital projects.

Franklin Foer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 20, 1974

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One of the pitfalls of writing about illness is that it is very easy to imagine people with cancer as either these wise, beyond-their-years creatures or else these sad-eyed, tragic people. And the truth is people living with cancer are very much like people who are not living with cancer.

John Green

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Latin women are very comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. We aren't afraid to show that off a little bit more.

Sofia Vergara

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If I can represent that body type of women that isn't represented so much in media, then I'd be happy to do that.

Ronda Rousey

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I didn't have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don't hire little colored girls to do this or that. After I got that in my head, I took another direction.

Ruby Dee

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Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.

Michel de Montaigne

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If it's stage, the two most important artists are the actor and the playwright. If it's film, THE most important person is the director. The director says where the camera goes.

Brad Dourif

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My mother was born in Ghana, but she moved to the U.K. when my sisters and I were born.

Philomena Kwao

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The first cities to create friction-free enterprise zones will get a lot of entrepreneurial traction.

Mark Cuban

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If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I've always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.

Marlo Thomas

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I was taught that pain is bad.

Keith Miller

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I spent pretty much all my wages from 'No Country For Old Men' on a pair of cowboy boots. They're ridiculous. It's like wearing two Christmas trees on my legs.

Kelly Macdonald

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