Bebe Moore Campbell Quotes

I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just didn't sell mine.

Bebe Moore Campbell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1950

Topics

WorkPeopleTryingSheYearsSell

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

Jim Dale

TalentYouTopKeepOnlyInstant

The full retirement age is 67 and the lifespan is 80, so when they first conceived Social Security, they didn't think they were going to be paying benefits for 13-15 years. That's one of the reasons why this pyramid scheme isn't working.

Joe Heck

AgeThinkRetirementSecurityWhy

The goal was to work enough to pay my bills and stop going through the couch looking for change. Going way beyond that isn't something I really factored in.

Melissa McCarthy

WorkChangeLookingEnoughGoalWay

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Maya Angelou

GoodHabitChildBookReadingDeep

Pixar has been compared to fine furniture makers who polish the backs of drawers - even if you don't see everything in a particular scene, you still feel that every little detail has been met.

John Lasseter

DetailFeelYouFurnitureSeeFine

When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.

Jean-Marc Vallee

LifeGoodGreatFeelingGoWant

DC and Monster have always supported my vision for street skateboarding, from building skate plazas throughout the world to now creating the first-ever professional skateboarding league.

Rob Dyrdek

VisionWorldBuildingProfessional

I was in the garage fixin' things, and I'm like, what better project than building your own leg?

Mike Schultz

BuildingBetterProjectOwnLeg

I think my legacy should be that when I started in show business, there wasn't no such thing as rock n' roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti,' that's when rock really started rocking.

Little Richard

BusinessLegacyThinkRockStarted

Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to use that power. Thanks to technology, we can instantly communicate across the world, but it still doesn't help us know what to say.

Jonathan Sacks

TechnologyPowerWorldHelpKnowUs

Americans, they have an incredible operatic tradition: the Metropolitan Opera House is - if not the most prestigious - one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world for over 100 years.

Jose Carreras

WorldTraditionHouseOver100 Years

I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a personal level.

Debbie Gibson

PowerPeopleThinkAttentionNever

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