Ben Fountain Quotes

Political rights notwithstanding, 'freedom' rings awfully hollow when you're getting nickel-and-dimed to death in your everyday life.

Ben Fountain

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Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.

Jim Morrison

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The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz.

John Eaton

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People say to me, 'You don't seem that interested in interviews.' Well, you know, I'm not, often. I'm not going to talk tactics with the press, so you are left with talking about how you are feeling; for me, it is not the most interesting thing to be doing.

Andy Murray

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The Internet is the last place where there is actually a free market on Earth.

Jeff Berwick

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People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn't afraid of that. And I wasn't worried about getting fired. I knew the risk. To me, it's not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.

Tom Landry

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I'm excited about being an owner, it's got my competitive juices going. I'm scared, but excited as well.

Roger Staubach

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You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

Rita Moreno

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I'd like young girls to be able to listen to my music and take something positive away from it.

Jorja Smith

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I've done a few jobs out there for the money, and I find those jobs have come back to haunt me.

Dean Winters

MoneyMeBackFindDoneOut

To be clear, affirmative action is not, by itself, an adequate response to decades of systemic looting, but it has been an indispensible tool in inching us towards some semblance of a more equitable society.

Clint Smith

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Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

Brian Jacques

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The first time I saw 'Star Wars,' I got so excited that I threw up.

Annalee Newitz

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