Dana Spiotta Quotes

A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake.

Dana Spiotta

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GoodFeelAuthenticitySomething

I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct, but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.

Joel Osteen

FaithTodayPeopleBelieveThink

I struggled to find an agency in London because no one knew whether they should put me in the men's board or the women's board. There was a lot of uncertainty about my commercial viability.

Andreja Pejic

WomenMenMeUncertaintyFindKnew

I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair of Levi's. I had to get a good old pair of Wranglers.

Steve Kanaly

GoodSaidOldRealWearCowboy

To political technocrats, 2008 marks the maturation of 'microtargeting' - a technique that, if things are as close in November as expected, may well affect who takes the White House.

Steven Levy

PoliticalHouseWhiteAffectMay

There's an adage that is an apt description of the new dynamic at work between brands and consumers connected through social media: People support what they help to build. But now that many brands are launching community-driven cause marketing campaigns, the challenge becomes what to do next?

Simon Mainwaring

WorkChallengeSocial MediaSupport

Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based.

Tom Stoppard

TimeTheatreBecomeWithoutGet

I cannot remember not being able to read.

Diana Gabaldon

RememberBeingCannotAbleRead

What mom cares about most is that I'm happy, healthy and enjoying my life.

Chaz Bono

LifeHappyMomMy LifeHealthyMost

I had a really great performance with Steven Tyler in the movie 'Be Cool.' I performed 'Cryin',' so we recorded the song beforehand. But I didn't get to meet him until I hit the stage with him, and we had a live performance with 30,000 people in the audience, and that was for the movie.

Christina Milian

LiveGreatPeopleCoolSongMeet

To me, wearing glasses is no pleasure, but once I conceded that I simply couldn't properly judge distance without them, I began to experiment. I tried glasses and found them uncomfortable. I switched to contact lenses, and they also bothered me.

Arnold Palmer

MeGlassesJudgeUncomfortableTried

The minute you feel secure about yourself and own the fact your dreams are honest true, other things fix themselves.

Shantel VanSanten

DreamsYour DreamsYourselfFeelYou

I like the values in Flicka, and I wanted to do a movie my kids could see and be proud of.

Tim McGraw

ProudValuesSeeLikeKidsMovie

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