M. J. Rose Quotes

We need to write books that publicists and marketers and booksellers and book club leaders and librarians and readers can get excited about. That have something about them that makes them stand out. That makes them shine.

M. J. Rose

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With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.

Jerry Della Femina

I AmPeopleAdvertisingOutsideAm

There is only one real deprivation... and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.

May Sarton

LoveRealGiftsGiveOnlyAble

I'm glad 'Honest' came out right after 'Karate Chop,' because I don't want to be seen as a one-hit wonder.

Metro Boomin

WonderWantRightOutHonestSeen

I have a short attention span.

Tony Scott

ShortAttentionAttention SpanSpan

I have thin skin. I'm not a tough guy.

Tom Sizemore

ToughSkinTough GuyGuyThin

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Mary Catherine Bateson

GoodFearGood TeacherTeacher

'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by dogma or canon law. That has nothing to do with me. I don't have a lot in common with other 'Catholic' writers.

Mary Gordon

PerspectiveMeLawYouChoiceSeems

It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's something very, very special and unique. It's the highest recognition any filmmaker could dream of.

Michel Hazanavicius

LanguageRecognitionYouUnique

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

WorkYouBodyLookFindHard

Making movies is not rocket science. It's about relationships and communication and strangers coming together to see if they can get along harmoniously, productively, and creatively. That's a challenge. When it works, it's fantastic and will lift you up. When it doesn't work, it's almost just as fascinating.

Julia Roberts

WorkCommunicationScienceChallenge

I laugh a lot in horror films. If I'm scared in a horror film, I try to think about what's scaring me... particularly, if it's a bad movie, but something they're doing still works. It's the same way I look at comedy. I've always had an intellectual view of comedy, and what makes people laugh, and how does it work.

Jason Reitman

WorkPeopleMeThinkLaughView

Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not covered by the Volunteer Protection Act. Therefore, there are absolutely no legal protections for the average American who wishes to volunteer.

Jon Porter

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