Walter Mosley Quotes

There's many things that I am. And all of those things come together at some point. If somebody wants to limit me, you know and they'll say, 'Well, this is Walter Mosley, the mystery writer.' I don't like that. Because I do many things.

Walter Mosley

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TogetherI AmMeMysteryYouKnow

I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour.

Maynard James Keenan

LifeThinkMediaMysteryGlamour

I love a lot of the '70s musicians, like Bonnie Raitt. And I love Sheryl Crow. But probably my favorite musician is a woman by the name of Schuyler Fisk.

Sissy Spacek

LoveWomanNameMusiciansLikeCrow

Sometimes incompetence is useful. It helps you keep an open mind.

Roberto Cavalli

MindYouSometimesOpenIncompetence

For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every screening request that comes in.

Julia Bacha

SuccessGreatMeasureTemptationWho

To put it mildly, nothing can be turned and worn inside out with greater ease than one's notion of social justice, public conscience, a better future, etc.

Joseph Brodsky

FutureJusticeBetterSocial Justice

I used to drive a convertible around L.A. a lot.

Jonathan Levine

DriveUsedAroundLotConvertible

Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time.

Jon Krakauer

TimeSurviveDoing The Right Thing

When you sing live, you cannot expect any artist, except for the amazing Beyonce or GaGa, to get it right every time.

Cher Lloyd

LiveTimeAmazingYouArtistRight

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys. So it never surprises me. And if it's good writing, you can find your way into the part well enough.

Colm Meaney

GoodCharacterMeWritingEnough

When I started, I knew nothing about fashion. I remember, my first day going to my agency, I was wearing these huge bell-bottoms - they were patchwork corduroy and denim, which, at the time, I thought were amazing. My agent told me, 'You have a casting with Prada - you have to burn those jeans.'

Coco Rocha

TimeDayAmazingMeFashionThought

There may have been many big bangs, one of which created our universe. The other bangs created other universes.

Brian Greene

UniverseBangsBigMayBeenOur

My earliest thought, long before I was in high school, was just to go away, get out of my house, get out of my city. I went to Medford High School, but even in grade school and junior high, I fantasized about leaving.

Paul Theroux

SchoolCityHigh SchoolThoughtLong

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