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Fawn M. Brodie Quotes

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 15, 1915 - January 10, 1981

Topics

Friendship Passion Power Politics

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Smart Door Enough Go Through Any

All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I know then they are going to have a better appreciation for what is here in Maine.

History Experience Appreciation World

But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.

Risks Believe Chance You Things How

Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality.

Quality Worth Assessment Our Should

If there are two kinds of people in the world - DC Comics people and Marvel Comics people - what kind am I? Well, to be honest... I'm a Wildstorm kinda guy. In the interest of full and fair disclosure, I write for Wildstorm. But even if I didn't, I'd love what they do. No, seriously, I'd love their stuff.

Love People World Kind Seriously

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.

Stephen Sondheim

Service Yourself You Down Worst Get

My first car was, as depicted in 'Sleepwalk with Me,' my mother's '92 Volvo station wagon that had 80,000 miles on it, and I had put 40,000 miles on it, so by the time it retired it had 120,000, and I basically killed it. It served me well, and my mechanic was always very angry with me because I just didn't properly care for it.

Mother Car Time Angry Me Care

It's obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice.

Michael Shannon

Good Fight Evil World Good Person

Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons.

Women Hate Right Everything Off

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

Love People Black Attention Back

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought.

Thought Clarity Air Where Maybe

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.

Constance Baker Motley

Me Encouragement Down Person Kind

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