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Patrick deWitt Quotes

I wouldn't want to write a biography of anyone. I'd feel too inhibited by the facts and too much pressure to do the subject's life justice.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1975

Topics

Life Justice Facts Pressure Feel

I just really enjoy humming.

Enjoy Just Really Humming

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.

Lloyd Alexander

Work Family Me Literature Find Some

We believe that - the President believes that the economy will continue to grow, that the economy will continue to create jobs, and that we need to do everything we can to enhance that growth and enhance that job creation.

Growth Job Believe Grow Create Will

I like to tell kids that I started thinking about stories when I first started reading stuff like Dr. Seuss and 'Go, Dog. Go!,' thinking, 'Oh yeah, that's funny. I'd like to do that.' And then writing throughout school, but at the same time I was studying pre-med stuff, because my mom told me I should be a doctor.

Funny Dog Time School Me Mom

When you try new things, you will make mistakes. That's OK.

Mistakes New Things You New Try OK

I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory.

Anthony Hamilton

Perseverance Patience Myself Pain

The president has a right to discuss his national security policies with the public. But that should be done in the light of day without endangering our sources or methods. The public has no need to know details about intelligence assets or special operations units. Such disclosures endanger those who protect us.

Light Day Intelligence Details Know

I don't ever want to have a weak episode of television with my name on it.

Name Television Want Weak Ever

My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash.

Situation Rights Been Worse Should

My own feeling is that one should refuse to participate in any activity that implements American aggression - thus tax refusal, draft refusal, avoidance of work that can be used by the agencies of militarism and repression, all seem to me essential.

Work Me American Feeling Tax My Own

The Kalahari is brilliant - and easy to visit.

Easy Brilliant Visit

I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can.

Leader Cool Speak Clothes You Want

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