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Patrick deWitt Quotes

The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1975

Topics

Way Knowing Reason Portland Going

Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am.

Jennifer Capriati

I Am Tennis Who Part Am

Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently.

Power Fight Others See Big Industry

When finally I mustered the courage to tell a novelist friend that I was talking to editors about a biography, her reply was, 'Oh, that's okay. That's not a real book.'

Friend Courage Book Talking Okay

Since graduation, I have measured time in 4-by-5-inch pieces of paper, four days on the left and three on the right. Every social engagement, interview, reading, flight, doctor's appointment, birthday and dry-cleaning reminder has been handwritten between metal loops.

Birthday Time Doctor Reading Three

You have to give people the pleasure of giving you.

People Giving You Pleasure Give

The evolution of the plaza always came from the idea of just a really good place to ride a skateboard that you could ride at anytime, and that's what the foundation always stands for - being a place that's free, open and legal... for those that are technical, to do really hard stuff, and for those who are learning, to just have fun.

Learning Good Ride Fun Have Fun You

I am always living in the now, so I like what fate brings to you. That's always fun for me. To have a process and someone be like, 'How about this?' And you just grab onto that and see where it takes you.

I Am Fun Me Fate Process Someone

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

Sins Upbringing Adventist Learned

Many of the things we do at Basecamp would be considered unusual at most companies: paying for employees' hobbies, allowing our team to work from anywhere, even footing the bill for fresh fruits and veggies in our staff members' homes.

Work Team Employees Hobbies Fresh

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.

Time Shoes I Am Ice You Too Much

There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure.

Love Medicine Measure Intimacy Hard

If you didn't go out every time it was raining, you wouldn't get anything done. So it's a case of making the right clothing choice in terms of waterproof, breathable, warm clothing.

Bradley Wiggins

Time Warm You Choice Go Done

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