Irvin Mayfield Quotes

Art gives us an opportunity to not have to leave or go somewhere or do something to experience the magic in our lives. It actually gets us to sit back and be where we are and recognize we're already magical.

Irvin Mayfield

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OpportunityArtExperienceMagicGo

I do mourn my characters. I wrote an essay once where I was sure that far back in a marsh there was a hummock - a little hill of hardwoods - and an old farm house, where all the heroines in my novels lived together with all my beloved dead dogs. I've discussed this with my therapist, naturally. He says it's okay in fair amounts.

Jim Harrison

TogetherFarmBackHouseHillOkay

I just really, really, really hate to lose. Really.

Jeremy Lin

HateLoseJustReally

I wrote 'The Hate U Give' as a short story while I was in college at a mostly white school in conservative Mississippi.

Angie Thomas

HateSchoolCollegeStoryShort

The government should not do everything for everybody all the time, but it should provide basic services to everyone who needs them. Education ought not be contingent on income or where you live. Neither should health.

Ron Dellums

EducationLiveHealthTimeYou

Put your trust in the Lord and go ahead. Worry gets you no place.

Roy Acuff

TrustWorryYouPlaceGoAhead

I have been to Turkey almost every summer holiday of my life and pretty much only on summer holidays, which makes me a very shallow Turk indeed.

Joseph O'Neill

LifeMeHolidaysMy LifeHoliday

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

Donald Pleasence

LovedEarlyCareerSheWonderful

David and I got cut out the editing process on that. We were able to affect it more than not. We sent in our notes, we were able to see cuts. We weren't allowed to see dailies and we weren't allowed to sit in the editing room and just work.

Bob Odenkirk

WorkProcessEditingMoreSeeOut

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Bob Ehrlich

LifeWorkHard WorkResponsibility

I always get stopped by security and immigration, telling me, 'Tell me who the terrorist is, or we won't stamp your passport!' The last time that somebody did that to me - at LAX, actually - I was like, 'Hey, don't ever ask a brown girl that in an American airport!'

Priyanka Chopra

GirlTimeMeImmigrationAmerican

La Paz, Bolivia, is the most extraordinary city.

Phil Keoghan

CityExtraordinaryMostBoliviaLa

Having worked in disasters, I have seen that, in those critical first few hours, those first few days - so much ends up riding on you and your neighbor and whoever is around. The official response always comes later, and it always feels like it comes too slow.

Sheri Fink

SlowYouNeighborRidingFirstDays

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