Fran Lebowitz Quotes

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

Fran Lebowitz

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PeopleThoughtYouBornSinLike

Thanks to the success of Henning Mankell and Peter Hoeg, there wasn't the same stigma attached to writing genre thrillers in Scandinavia as there was in many other cultures. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Jo Nesbo

SuccessWritingSameCulturesThanks

I spent 10 years working on a math Ph.D., and I finally got kind of good at it.

Jerry McNerney

GoodKindYearsGotWorkingFinally

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure.

John Cale

WorkKnowledgeYouKnowWillThings

Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.

Steve Wynn

UpThingsScrewedOnlyWorks

Wait until the baby is born before you start criticising it, I say!

Roger Moore

BabyWaitStartYouBornSay

Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual.

Rita Mae Brown

StepYouGoSaidBisexualMust

There is an interesting parallel between the 'Argo' story and '13 Hours' in that, around the world, we have 285 or so diplomatic outposts and the expectation that the local government will come to our aid if we ever come under attack on the sovereign property of the United States in an embassy.

Mitchell Zuckoff

GovernmentWorldStoryInteresting

I don't get up in the morning and think my mission is to end Britain. I do get up in the morning and think that my mission is to end poverty.

Douglas Alexander

MorningThinkEndPovertyMission

We were living in California, and it just wasn't conducive for the lifestyle that we wanted with kids. Los Angeles is tricky to get around, there's paparazzi to deal with, and I had this feeling that I just wanted to move back to Australia.

Chris Hemsworth

BackFeelingAustraliaLivingGet

I think with 'Modern Family,' you'll struggle to find anything better. It's brilliantly, brilliantly written.

Brendan O'Carroll

FamilyStruggleThinkBetterYou

Cheese steaks are the gastronomic icons of this ethnic city.

Bryan Q. Miller

CityCheeseEthnicIcons

It doesn't come easily to me, comedy. It's definitely not my strong suit. I'm probably more suited for drama and dramatic roles, but I certainly would love to be in quirky and fun movies.

Ari Millen

LoveFunMeStrongComedyDrama

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