L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Quotes

My experiences in the military, the private sector, and as a congressional staffer were at times almost enough to drive me crazy. Writing offered the all-too-often-cited creative outlet.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 19, 1943

Topics

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In a polling conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 11 out of 12 Americans said they oppose the taking of private property, even if it is for public economic good.

Jim Ryun

GoodWallSaidStreetJournalOut

There's a lot of new subject matter to learn. You start slowly peeling the onion and start figuring out how the policy and the politics intersect.

John Delaney

PoliticsStartLearnYouNewMatter

When I got to Paris, they welcomed me and showed my films. It was August of 1960, and I didn't have a penny in my pocket. But they had done something very dangerous: They had given me encouragement.

Melvin Van Peebles

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I believe that, in any novel of mine, the principal objective is the construction of the whole.

John Irving

ConstructionBelievePrincipalMine

Somebody, just because they are black, too, or just because they are trans, too, or just because they're gay and recognize I'm trans, does that mean you have the familiarity to use certain language? And I don't mean with just me but with the community.

Angelica Ross

CommunityMeBlackLanguageYouGay

Is our national goal to place as many people on welfare, food stamp support, as we can possibly put on that program? Is that our goal? Is that a moral vision for the United States of America, just to see how many people we can place in a situation where they're dependent on the federal government for their food?

Jeff Sessions

VisionFoodGovernmentSupportGoal

I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.

Michael Caine

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It will be a dream come true if I can go there and lift it.

Steven Gerrard

DreamI CanGoLiftTrueWill

I like to look glamorous sometimes, but it's not the be all and end all. I can muck in as well.

Judi Shekoni

EndLookI CanSometimesGlamorous

To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position.

Denise Mina

TimeOpinionStrongPersonPosition

I got a GED based on Catholic school seventh-grade education, really. I didn't make it that far.

Chris Cornell

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For me, there's no point in being an artist and putting yourself out there if you're not going to really put yourself out there.

Brian Fallon

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