Washington is an endless series of mock palaces clearly built for clerks.
Ada Louise Huxtable
Recitation: by Male by Female
One of the things I had to really work on is, when you're the leader of an organization, people look at the expression on your face. Your mood has a lot to do with how people think the whole organization is doing.
Jim Yong Kim
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The ugly heart of the South still beats with this idea that one group of people is worth less.
Jesmyn Ward
HeartUglyPeopleWorthGroupIdea
I thought if I had a Twitter feed and say I had a following of a 100,000, that means 100,000 of them would be interested in my book. It was logical, but it didn't turn out to be true. It turned out if I had a Twitter feed of a 100,000, four of them were interested in my book.
Steve Martin
BookThoughtBe TrueSayTrueTurn
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.
Robert Cormier
BeautifulTimeBrainWritingBetter
I think all actors, when they're not working, say, 'If I can get to this point where I'm working on a consistent basis, I'll be happy.' Of course, then, if that happens for you, and you're lucky, you find some other reason to complain. There's a joke: 'If you want to hear an actor complain, give him a job.'
Mike Colter
JobHappyBe HappyThinkYouFind
People would be like, 'Oh, 'Saturday Night Live' is such a stepping stone!' And I remember being like, 'A stepping stone?! This is my everything! I could just stop right here! This is the pinnacle!'
Molly Shannon
LivePeopleNightSaturdayRemember
With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It's no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you have to run faster than others to survive.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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I feel like I've been a Yankee my whole life.
Johnny Damon
LifeFeelI Feel LikeWholeBeen
After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
Chris Kyle
TryingBecomeMilitaryDifficult
Humans are very aggressive and scrappy, and go to war at the drop of a hat. However, a standard land war is no longer going to work as it is no longer technically possible.
Bruce Sterling
WorkWarHatGoPossibleLand
To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.
Antony Beevor
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Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in 'Top Gun' and I turned it down.
Scott Baio
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