You get steely nerves playing poker.
Nate Silver
Recitation: by Male by Female
Forget being 'discovered.' All you can do is write. If you write well enough, and are stubborn enough to embrace failure, and if you happen to fall into the narrow categories that the book market recognizes, then you might make a little money. Otherwise, it's a struggle. A gorgeous struggle.
Jess Walter
FailureMoneyStruggleBookStubborn
You learn the most by listening and so, to me, always just listening, always just paying attention and finding out what it is that people see in somebody like them. You find those things, and you try to figure out how to fit them into who you are, who you want to be, and how you want to lead.
Andrew Whitworth
PeopleMeListeningLearnAttention
In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives.
Matt de la Pena
WorkPeopleGraceMomentsGoalWant
Sometimes you will get feedback that is contrary to your vision. You may be trying to drive in a particular direction that people don't necessarily understand at first.
Stewart Butterfield
VisionPeopleDriveDirectionYou
We ought to have a platform to plan to save Medicare from bankruptcy.
Steve Scalise
PlanBankruptcyMedicareSaveOught
Let's give people more incentives to get fuel efficient vehicles.
Mitt Romney
PeopleMoreIncentivesGiveGet
The fact that President-elect Kennedy would be the first Catholic president did not sit well with many Americans. There was a fear that, as president, Kennedy's decisions would be based on his religion and dictated by the pope.
Clint Hill
FearReligionDecisionsFirstSit
I was an 'Ironman' fan. It was in the '70s. I definitely liked comics and drew a lot of panels on my notebook when I should have been studying - probably why I ended up in the arts.
Clark Gregg
WhyStudyingUpArtsBeenFan
The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny.
Bob Schaffer
PeopleControlDestinyRealityMedia
I've learned that I am allowed to say what I like and what I don't like. And I've learned that I have to be professional and not be everyone's best friend.
Bobbi Brown
FriendBestI AmBest FriendSayAm
I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature to be such a perfectionist - that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years - it's not Zen, believe me, I'm not at all Zen - but I'm so appreciative of even the chaos.
Brooke Shields
NatureFailurePastParentsChaos
I do feel pressure to look good. But that's just not going to happen, because I have a double chin, and I can't pose. It's such a struggle.
Anne-Marie
GoodStrugglePressureFeelLook
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