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E. L. Doctorow Quotes

When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: January 6, 1931 - July 21, 2015

Topics

Research You Need Whatever Working

I was a very weird child. I was very shy, so in school I would just mimic stand-up sets of Whoopi Goldberg.

School Child Weird Shy Just Would

This is why I wanted to be different and why I wanted to have power and fame and money: because I wanted to be attractive to the opposite sex. I'd be lying to you if I didn't say that was a big part of it.

Power Money Be Different You Sex

Unions are susceptible to the same ills that befall all human societies.

Unions Human Same Susceptible Ills

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.

People Treat Employees Magic Guests

I've always been trying to do as little as possible, and I'm getting better at it all the time.

Time Better Getting Better Trying

At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that.

Roberto Azevedo

Simple You Target Never Always Miss

Go on, then, and let your intent be seriousness.

Go Intent Your Seriousness Then

Over the last couple of years I have gotten an average of 2,000 letters a week from fans.

Week Letters Over Years Fans Last

I've lived a real charmed life. I'm just one of those knuckleheads who literally can't remember a season of his life that he didn't enjoy. I was a happy kid.

Life Happy Remember Enjoy Kid Real

You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.

Voting Political Philosophy You Just

There is no evidence that success in business will make us happy people or allow us to have happy families.

Clayton M. Christensen

Success Business Happy People Will

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

Value People Democracy Think Better

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