Ben Fountain I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That’s a great way to freeze up. – Ben Fountain Dwelling Quotes Freeze Quotes Influence Quotes Selfconscious Quotes Spend Quotes Time Quotes Write Quotes We, America, elected Trump. Putin didn’t do it, nor the trolls in St. Petersburg with their zillions of busy bots. They may well have plucked certain strings in the national psyche – played us like a dimestore ukulele – but we were keen to be plucked. American history is not clean.
David Walliams Children’s books are often seen as the poor relation of literature. But children are just as demanding as adult readers, if not more so. I should know. I’m a children’s writer myself. – David Walliams
Frederick ReinesLeadership Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization. – Frederick Reines
Mary Ellen Mark I’m a street photographer, but I’m interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there’s something very romantic about a circus. – Mary Ellen Mark
Astrid Kirchherr I always thought Stuart deserved a little bit of fame. He was a gifted artist and a very wonderful person. – Astrid Kirchherr
Maria MontessoriRespect The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one of the principles of human morality. – Maria Montessori
Gillian Armstrong There are really only a handful of directors who have a final cut clause in Hollywood. You only get that power if you’ve made a couple of hundred-million-dollar successes. – Gillian Armstrong
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