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Quotes by American Authors
"Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs."
"Creativity is just connecting things."
"A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing."
"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege."
"We ascribe beauty to that which is simple which has no superfluous parts which exactly answers its ends."
"Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society."
"For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm."
"Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others."
"I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary."
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
"The only way you gain mental toughness is to do things you're not happy doing. If you continue doing things that you're satisfied and make you happy, you're not getting stronger."
"I don't think men like a bad girl. Well, I haven't had a date in a year so I'm obviously doing something wrong. It's not that my standards are too high, I haven't even been asked out in a year. I have no standards, anyone, please!"
"I believe in nothing, everything is sacred. I believe in everything, nothing is sacred."
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
"It's not that we use technology, we live technology."
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other."
"The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance."
"Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride."
"When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her."
"I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century."
"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Our is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants."
"The Democrats' plan for 2006? Take the House and Senate and impeach the president. With our nation at war, is this the kind of Congress you want?"
"Children do not always appreciate their parents encouraging them to explore and grow. The selfishness of a child manifests itself in his or her intent to remain a child and never enter an adult world of distress, disappointment, and jadedly surrendering an envisioned life by making commitments that limit boundless options."
"If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research."
"Women say they have sexual thoughts too. They have no idea. It's the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. If they knew what we were really thinking, they'd never stop slapping us."
"Creative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.'"
"Collaborative workshops and writers' peer groups hadn't been invented when I was young. They're a wonderful invention. They put the writer into a community of people all working at the same art, the kind of group musicians and painters and dancers have always had."
"All men are poets at heart."
"An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory."
"Adolescence is society's permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility."
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
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