Patrick deWitt Quotes

Certain writers look down their noses at plot, and I think I might have been one of them until I tried it.

Patrick deWitt

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ThinkLookDownBeenPlotTried

We misuse language and talk about the 'ascent' of man. We understand the scientific basis for the interrelatedness of life, but our ego hasn't caught up yet.

Jill Tarter

LifeManEgoLanguageUnderstandUp

It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope, that means 86% is dependent on raw talent, fickle business cycles, the quality of the product you're selling, and often pure, dumb luck.

Jeffrey Kluger

BusinessHopeQualityTalentLuck

In taking Dell private, we plan to go back to our roots, focusing on the entrepreneurial spirit that made Dell one of the fastest-growing and most successful companies in history.

Michael Dell

HistoryRootsPlanBackGoSpirit

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

John Wooden

FamilyLeadershipBusinessSports

An awful lot of food is thrown away. This you can call a spillover. It doesn't sort of enter into our economic system because it's a consequence of running things in a highly competitive way: the free market, global pricing and so on.

John Sulston

FoodFreeYouWaySystemMarket

I like the extras in life. Concentrating on serious things doesn't mean you can't also enjoy the lighter ones.

Stephen Hough

LifeEnjoyYouSeriousMeanThings

About me - I used to want to be a P.E. teacher, and kind of still do.

Miranda Hart

TeacherMeWantKindUsedStill

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

Miroslav Vitous

AgeTeacherMeKnowThreeViolin

I often go to lunch meetings with my agent, a gallerist or a casting director, but if not, I stay at home and prepare my own food because I love to cook. I'm great at pasta, fish and nice salads.

Jordi Molla

LoveHomeGreatFoodLunchMeetings

McGregor has no respect for the sport, for the person. That's it. He's not good for the sport.

Jose Aldo

GoodRespectPersonNo RespectHe

I have been outspoken on my opposition to 'Obamacare,' and I don't buy the line that our Medicaid program, or any function of government, has reached maximum efficiency.

Doug Ducey

GovernmentEfficiencyLineOpposition

There are a lot of opportunities to do a lot of great, wonderful things, and if you say yes to them all, you will not sleep or breathe or eat.

Chris Carmack

GreatSleepOpportunitiesYouSay

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