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J. D. Vance Quotes

It seems that in the rush to be the first one to the story, the media overstates things. Not maliciously; I don't think they're intentionally misleading. But the credibility gap is already there, and in this rush to get to the story first, a lot of mainstream outlets just erode their credibility further.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: August 2, 1984

Topics

Story Think Media First Credibility

My father encouraged me to work in the library, just because it was the world that he knew. But I also wanted to do it. I also wanted to work in the library and be part of the library somehow, because it represented a world that really wasn't represented in my home, and I wanted it to be.

Work Father Home Me World Library

I want to say that I really appreciate that readers are willing to work with my tendency to write in several different genres and for different age groups.

Work Age Appreciate Say Want Write

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.

Me Organization Win Think Wrong Try

I've always been a bit of a clown. But I think the seminal moment was when I was sixteen, and I auditioned for a little production of The 'Wizard of Oz,' and I was like, 'Clearly I'm Dorothy!' And they were like, 'We'd like you to play the Wicked Witch.'

Moment Think You Play Clearly Clown

The gym is somewhere you can go to just forget for an hour what you do for a living, what you are doing on a daily basis. You just turn up and get on with it.

Daily Doing You Gym Forget Living

Why is it that although it takes us years to get into our messes, we expect God to get us out of them in a few days?

God Why Years Out Days Expect

Religious or biblical can sometimes be a little soft, but 'A.D.' doesn't shy away from the violence of the time, the political intrigue. The story is really about the resurrection of faith, which is how the disciples went about keeping the word of Christ. So, they found all kinds of trouble and problems and torture and persecution.

Juan Pablo Di Pace

Faith Time Story Problems Political

I guess I could say I'm an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I'm putting down being a movie star, which, let's face it, is what I've become to many people. For myself, I'm a guy who was very insecure from about age 14 until the day I hit my 30th birthday.

Birthday Age Myself Day I Am People

I lived in an all-black neighborhood, followed by an all-white one, and other kids in the always called me Mexican in both neighborhoods.

Me Always Mexican Lived Neighborhood

I play the piano and write music.

Music Play Write Piano

As a children's author, reviewers are generally very nice to you. I only ever wrote one adult book and received such a kicking for it that I was in trauma for the next six months.

Anthony Horowitz

Children Book You Nice Trauma Next

I'd grown accustomed to seeing myself as someone who, if fallible and unworthy, had nevertheless managed to do one thing well enough to get recognition for it.

Myself Someone Enough Recognition

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