In life, we like tranquility; in books, we love tension.
Ben Dolnick
Recitation: by Male by Female
My life is not very different from what it was 20 years ago. In fact, my career hasn't changed much since I was 22.
Melvyn Bragg
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I wish I was making movies back in the days when John Ford made movies and you were a director under contract to a studio. John Ford had years when he made three movies in a year.
Michael Cimino
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Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy.
Sondra Radvanovsky
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Many people who have insurance can't even use it because they have $10,000 or higher deductibles. This is something families are facing all across the nation. They've asked for relief; this was front and center on President Trump's agenda and our agenda in Congress, and we're moving forward on it.
Steve Scalise
Moving ForwardPeopleMovingForward
Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration to strike before getting to work; be disciplined and form the habit of writing every day.
Sigrid Nunez
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When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer.
Tony Evans
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I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and women both, so I wrote the song. Since I had always been very fond of the Passion Chorale, I wrote words to that great piece.
Tom Glazer
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Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick.
Michael Robotham
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I was in school for four years writing music to please my teachers. That was not music I liked. And when I make music that isn't for something I want to make, and it's to please other people, it's - the outcome is really bad.
Julia Holter
MusicSchoolPeopleWritingBad
I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.
Dean Norris
JobActingTroubleNeverFirstOut
My family is a little ridiculous. They're wild - really colorful and animated and big personalities.
Christen Press
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Architecture has a strong link with the movies in terms of time progression, sequencing, framing, all of that.
Christian de Portzamparc
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