Maggie Shayne Quotes

I enjoy heroines who grow and come into their own during the course of a story.

Maggie Shayne

Recitation: by Male by Female

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StoryGrowEnjoyOwnComeCourse

Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

Jesse Owens

LifePracticeYouNeedGiveRaces

I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price.

John le Carre

AgeMyselfMaturityDemocracyFind

I get that there is no one quite like me, nor should there be anybody quite like anybody else in any field. I've always said, 'Don't be the next anyone; be the first you.'

Mauro Ranallo

MeYouSaidFirstAlwaysNext

I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy world.

Michael C. Hall

PeopleCrazyWorldThinkHardWould

I want people to focus on listening, not the image. And I want to play to everyone: rednecks, dubstep kids, punk rockers, and people who like as-real-as-it-gets country music.

Sturgill Simpson

MusicFocusPeopleListeningPlay

I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot.

Rodney Dangerfield

MotherUglyMeUsedFeedShot

I never direct myself, because I don't like working with me. I would punch me in the mouth if I had to take my direction.

Ron Perlman

MyselfMeDirectionMouthNever

Be exactly who you are. You can fit in any space you see yourself in. Be fearless.

Dawn Richard

YourselfSpaceFearlessYouSeeWho

There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important.

Christopher A. Sims

PeopleWritingPoliticalKnowMuch

You come across words all the time that are everyday sexism. I was described as 'competently bossy' and 'bossily competent' by a male journalist, and I thought, 'Gosh, 'bossy' is never used of a man.'

Clare Balding

TimeWordsManThoughtYouEveryday

Henry Winkler is the most lovable man. He is like everybody's favorite grandfather.

Ari Graynor

ManGrandfatherFavoriteLikeMost

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.

Arne Duncan

SchoolGoDebtBachelorMoreDegree

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