Ben Fountain Quotes

The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work.

Ben Fountain

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In essence, what Innocentive does is it provides a platform where you can post a really challenging problem and offer a reward to anybody who can come and provide a solution. And it's been remarkably effective. People get very challenging problems and get solutions to those problems.

John Hagel III

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There's a misconception that maybe I'm overly confident or a little vapid or that I am a stereotypical, bratty, spoiled girl who doesn't have much to bring to the table other than how people perceive her physically.

Megan Fox

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If you don't play well, you have a bad game or a nightmare you know that the amount of coverage is worldwide.

Steven Gerrard

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It started twelve and went on until twelve. I never had to buy a drink all day!

Michael Owen Bruce

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Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.

Monica Bellucci

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'Society's Child' was a real hard record to start with. That's all you want is for you to put your first record out and have people screaming at you in the streets. But it taught me right away that what I was doing was valuable and important.

Janis Ian

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We won't do something different for different's sake. Designers cave in to marketing, to the corporate agenda, which is sort of, 'Oh, it looks like the last one; can't we make it look different?' Well no, there's no reason to.

Jonathan Ive

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I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings. And I've never been too impressed.

Bob Dylan

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I have tremendous brand experience. What I do a lot for Disney is manage the great brands of this company, whether it's Disney, ESPN, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, 'Star Wars.' And I'm very engaged in technology and its impact on the consumer, either what experience you deliver for them or how to market and sell to them.

Bob Iger

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A husband is very much like a house or a horse.

Anthony Trollope

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We have to show support for artists who are trying to own things for themselves.

Prince

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So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn't have an income.

Tippi Hedren

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