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Sam Shepard Quotes

I never thought about having a daughter, and then I had a daughter, and it was a remarkable thing. It was very different from having a son and your response to it. With a son, it's much more complex. And it's probably because of my stuff in the past. With a daughter, I was surprised at how simple it is.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017

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Son Daughter Simple Past Thought

On stage and in person, I think I am nice, thoughtful, and empathetic. But for some reason when I'm online, I become super aggressive and unhinged. I should probably get off of Twitter and see a therapist.

I Am Think Thoughtful Person Nice

With any character you portray, you can never play the end in the beginning. You have to pursue and attack your intention as if they're going to be successful.

Sterling K. Brown

Character Beginning End You Play

You never realise how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes.

Clothes You Never Background Your

I grew up in an area of Ireland where there weren't many black or mixed-race children. But I never had any hassle; maybe I've blocked it out, but I don't think so.

Children Black Think Never Out Up

These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.

Old Wheels Meals Guys Eligible

If you're a retailer and know that once a year you're going to get Mary Higgins Clark's book on a given date, you're going to have an awful lot of copies out there in time for that. You'd have to be simple-minded not to do that - although bookselling prior to 1950 never made that connection.

Time Book Year You Connection Know

Your fans, they count on you to make wise decisions and wise choices. That's why they're your fan base. If you continually let them down, they're going to go find someone else to be fans of.

Wise Choices Decisions Someone You

I give myself the luxury of saying what I want.

Myself Saying Luxury Want Give

I am not a prophet.

I Am Prophet Am

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly.

Father Mother Wise People Military

I moved to Nashville with the same kind of mindset that I had in L.A., and that is to make sure you don't get outworked by anybody and make sure you're always writing songs and take every opportunity to play that you can.

Opportunity Writing Mindset You Play

I don't hide anything about myself, so I don't find it difficult to talk about things that happen in my life... But at the same time, I don't like putting myself out there too much. That's how I am.

Life Time Myself I Am My Life Hide

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