The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you’re playing by somebody else’s rules, while quietly playing by your own. Michael Korda Read Quote
I think most fiction writers naturally start by writing short stories, but some of us don’t. When I first started writing, I just started writing a novel. It’s a hard way to learn to write. I don’t recommend it to my students, but it just happens that way for some of us. Andrea Barrett Read Quote
It’s been a continuity right from the beginning – that longing to weave together perceptions, to affirm the richness of us as human beings both as performers and audience members. Meredith Monk Read Quote
People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund. Anthony Foxx Read Quote
American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more. Jan Schakowsky Read Quote
I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they’d do their story songs. I was totally enthralled. Reba McEntire Read Quote
One of the hardest parts of this game, and what I don’t think people understand, is the mental side of it. They think, ‘Oh, he’s a big, stronger guy.’ But let me tell you, and I believe this without question: It’s not always the biggest, strongest, meanest, toughest-looking who gets the job done. Kamaru Usman Read Quote
I’d never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. China Mieville Read Quote
My guru said that when he suffers, it brings him closer to God. I have found this, too. Ram Dass Read Quote
