My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.
Taylor Caldwell
Recitation: by Male by Female
I really struggled, growing up, with reading and writing. I had a hard time to do that, but I was really passionate about storytelling and about books.
Maya Hawke
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We worry about appearing awkward in a presentation. But up to a point, most people seem to feel more comfortable with less-than-perfect speaking abilities. It makes the speaker more human - and more vulnerable, meaning he is less likely to attack our decisions or beliefs.
John P. Kotter
PeopleDecisionsFeelWorryMeaning
I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.
Aminatta Forna
YouUpWhereHouseholdStood
I have introduced legislation - with other senators from both parties, like Bob Corker and Bob Menendez and Joe Manchin - called the 'Countering the Iranian Threats Act', specifically to clamp down on a lot of Iran's nefarious activity throughout the region.
Tom Cotton
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I was brought up in a publishing home, a newspaper man's home, and was excited by that, I suppose. I saw that life at close range and, after the age of ten or twelve, never really considered any other.
Rupert Murdoch
LifeHomeAgeManNewspaperNever
The trouble with ghostwriting is that it raises the issue of whether the president is in a state of diminished responsibility for what he says. Does he actually grasp the implications of the words he speaks?
Jonathan Raban
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I will never forget what happened on August 14, 2003. I know the exact sequence of where I was for every moment of that evening. It was a tragic day, and it's burned into my memory. Many people might remember that date, vaguely, as the date of the infamous eastern seaboard blackout that plunged all of New York City into darkness.
Chris Gethard
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Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile.
Chris Hardwick
GenerationGrandfatherLikeNerd
I have always loved the Bay Area. I spent a lot of time in the Bay Area. I started my career there. That's a huge part of the excitement for me.
Chili Davis
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I play the guitar every day.
Alice Ripley
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Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent.
Noel Gallagher
WomenExperienceParentYouMore
I've predominantly done comedy over the years.
Nicky Whelan
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