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Dan O'Brien Quotes

I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: July 18, 1966

Topics

Parents Me Safety Think Perfect

I try to focus on what I can control, and that's just playing hard and playing well.

Andrew Benintendi

Focus Control I Can Try Hard Well

Spielberg may have intended 'Schindler's List' as the opposite of entertainment, but the film grossed $321 million and engaged audiences as only entertainment can, coaxing them to cry and shudder, leaving their hearts more heavy than broken.

Stephen J. Dubner

Broken Cry Leaving Entertainment May

I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all.

Person Kind Become Something Give

Themes don't change very much in story telling, and I think each writer has his or her own territory; however, I think craft and style take a lot of time to develop. I don't think there's any other way to develop your own style without reading your betters.

Change Time Style Reading Think Way

The one thing I never questioned about my mother was whether she loved me.

Mother Me Loved Never She One Thing

I don't think any book of mine will ever come as close to pure fantasy as 'A Heaven of Others.' I'll never again set a book in a world or after-world in which it's impossible to buy a cup of coffee or take an undisturbed afternoon nap.

Coffee World Book Impossible Think

Startup culture fosters laughter, debate, and a passionate, non-politically-correct focus on getting things done. And this startup of culture is something entrepreneurs struggle to maintain as the business grows. To ensure this environment continues, create a strong foundation and ensure everyone is on board.

Business Culture Focus Struggle

You don't want to play the same role twice.

You Play Want Same Twice Role

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

Good Song You Price Know Sitting

I don't know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several months, that Sharon has adopted, essentially, the position of the Labor Party: that the Palestinians are here to stay.

Arthur Hertzberg

Party Labor Know Position Going

Senseless violence is, almost by definition, hard to understand. Not that I can understand terrorists who kill from hate, but at least we can identify a reason - a terrifying one, to be sure, grounded in a violent belief system - for what they do. Two gangs go to war. Extremists kill in the name of belief.

Hate War Name Violence I Can Go

In terms of the arguments, I think the pro-Leave campaign is winning them all.

Winning Think I Think Campaign Them

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