Edmund White Quotes

In a memoir, your main contract with the reader is to tell the truth, no matter how bizarre.

Edmund White

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TruthMatterTellContractMemoir

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.

Robert Louis Stevenson

HabitHappyBeing HappyDomination

Acting is something I've always loved and enjoyed.

Shraddha Kapoor

LovedActingAlwaysSomething

I don't want to be 50 years old and not know what's going on with my kids and my grandkids.

Torrey Smith

KnowWantOldYearsGoingKids

'Breaking Bad' is the best, the greatest, the most amazing thing I have ever watched on television.

Tony Kaye

BestAmazingBadTelevisionGreatest

I find it inconceivable that we're meeting for five and a half days, and there isn't one moment on the agenda to deal with the greatest crisis we've ever had in the church since 1789.

Roger Mahony

MomentChurchFindMeetingCrisis

As a kid, falling was embarrassing. As I got older, I got used to falling and picking myself back up. There's not a sense of failure. It's of disappointment. You train so hard to not make mistakes. When you do, you're learning from that. How do I improve? How do I get better for the next time? Through every failure, there's something to be learned.

Michelle Kwan

LearningFailureTimeMyselfBetter

There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

FearPowerGreatServiceStandHelp

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.

Chinua Achebe

ManTroubleOthersWhoMakingMakes

There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.

Phil Knight

LifeWorkSuccessBusinessPeace

A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!

Pope Francis

GoodBestPrayerPoliticsOffering

The heart of Ferrari is winning in F1. I don't want to see our drivers in 7th and 12th place.

Sergio Marchionne

HeartWinningPlaceWantSeeOur

The most important skill you need is the ability to learn how to change and grow.

Scott Cook

ChangeGrowLearnYouSkillNeed

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