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P. D. James Quotes

There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: August 3, 1920 - November 27, 2014

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God Time Write Experiment Off Even

All my best friends live downtown in New York City. I was made in Soho.

Live Best New York City Friends New

I never 'shunned' L.A., like people say. And I do think you can raise children well there, but it's definitely harder.

Andie MacDowell

Children People Think You Say Never

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

Nothing More Right Self-Esteem Just

The best way to avoid bureaucracy is to have small teams who are empowered to make decisions and get their work done.

Work Best Small Decisions Done Way

When we acquired Secureworks, if we had taken it and made all the salespeople into Dell salespeople, we would have totally destroyed Secureworks. Instead, it remained Secureworks but with capital from Dell and access to Dell's customers. And now, it's a great business.

Business Great Now Destroyed Made

I've never, ever had a job that lasted for more than a few months.

Job More Never Than Few Months

The people in power have created an obesity epidemic.

Power People Obesity Created

I always find the first thing that really bothers me when I start a screenplay is, I have to find a different form. You can't follow the form of the novel. It's a different thing completely. It's impossible. You just somehow have to find a structure for the whole thing. You have to crack that.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Me Start Impossible You Find Follow

For a writer, capturing that elusive Christmas morning magic can be deeply problematic.

Mary Kay Andrews

Morning Magic Christmas Elusive

I used to listen to so many song bands that were all straight people, and my thinking on it was, 'Well, if I can kind of suspend my own perception of myself and listen to Rivers Cuomo singing about girls, then I don't see why a straight guy can't listen to a band called PWR BTTM.'

Myself People Singing Song Thinking

My thing has always been, I've never been very open and vulnerable with people, so the minute I got this dog, everything changed. It just opened me up and made me more loving... It's all because of him... He's made me a better person... I can tell people what I feel now. I can cry in front of people sometimes.

Lisa Lampanelli

Dog People Me Better Person Better

Hinde Esther Kreitman is a forgotten literary foremother, her works largely lost, ignored and out of print.

Lost Out Forgotten Her Print Works

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