Mina Kimes If I feel something deeply about a subject that goes beyond Xs and Os or things that are happening on the field and I feel like I have something to add to the conversation, I will say it. – Mina Kimes Add Quotes Conversation Quotes Deeply Quotes Feel Quotes Field Quotes Happening Quotes Os Quotes Subject Quotes Xs Quotes Typically, writers meet their subjects at a neutral location – somewhere a publicist has chosen to reveal something about the celebrity, like his taste in food or hobbies or charitable work. While in some ways I lack privilege, in other ways I have a ton of it. I have a lot of resources and power. And when I’ve been in uncomfortable situations, just as every woman, practically, in this industry has been, I’ve been a lot luckier and had more help.
Hisham Matar I’ve never been particularly interested in genre distinctions. They seem to me more useful to a librarian than to a writer. – Hisham Matar
Michael Shermer Having a Nobel Prize or being a famous scientist will get you a week to a week and a half, metaphorically speaking, of a hearing for your new idea, but after that, it’s going to tank if you don’t have the evidence and support for it. – Michael Shermer
Peggy Johnson Culture used to be viewed as the ‘touchy-feely’ side of business, but that’s no longer the case. If you don’t have a defined culture behind you, then you aren’t going to be effective at executing your strategy. – Peggy Johnson
Evan Dando I was trying to spend it as quickly as possible. Because I’m so lazy, all that money created a block. I was flying around the world, staying at fancy hotels, having fun and trying to get rid of it as quickly as possible, so I could get on with some more work. – Evan Dando
Keeley Hawes If I was ambitious in my career, then I would have moved to the United States and given it a good go at films. – Keeley Hawes
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