Patrick deWitt Quotes

The question of likability is a bit of a puzzler for me. You know, I don't write people with likability in mind. It's more whether or not I find them compelling.

Patrick deWitt

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PeopleMindMeYouFindKnow

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

BeautyWelcomeGuestEverywhere

People don't realize I tore my rotator cuff when I was 12 or 13. At that time, being so young, we decided just to not have surgery.

Andre Ward

TimePeopleYoungRealizeJust

I will do simple cleanses and have a day where I'm quiet and don't talk. I need to have this experience, especially after work has been really intense.

Andie MacDowell

WorkExperienceDaySimpleQuiet

I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end. I don't remember any of his ladies being bookish. So I was entirely dependent on my schoolteachers for my early reading with the exception of 'The Wind in the Willows,' which a stepmother read to me when I was in hospital.

John le Carre

FatherMeWindBookReadingEnd

The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.

Robert Reich

WorkHard WorkFaithAmerican Dream

I'm keeping my day job, because Poptropica is something that really energizes me. I'd love to create a TV series or write a film that's not in the 'Wimpy' universe, but I know it will be difficult to create something from scratch. But I love creating good comedy for kids, so I hope to have another successful venture in the future!

Jeff Kinney

LoveGoodFutureHopeDayJob

I wanted to own a junk yard as a child, you know. I used to smash cars and think, 'Oh, my God, there's been an accident.' My mother would take me to junk yards, and I look back on that and I think, 'Wow, that was really loving.'

John Waters

MotherGodChildMeThinkLook

I like juices and antioxidants. I'm a health nut.

Trudie Styler

HealthLikeNutJuices

Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty.

Robert Crippen

AttentionYouDirtyLivingSleeping

Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul.

Little Richard

SoulGreedUniverseNobodyWhole

If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

Deval Patrick

MomentStandPictureYouGoWant

When I first agreed to do 'Shark Tank,' they asked me to wear a suit, and I was just like, 'No. I can't. It'll end my career.'

Chris Sacca

MeEndCareerFirstSharkSuit

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