- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
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- Forest
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber because that's an economically productive thing for me to do.
- Interested
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tender Mercies is a very low-budget film, but it was a huge budget compared to anything I had done in Australia. My fee for Tender Mercies was something like five times all of my Australian films combined.
- Artist
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most colorful section of a bookstore is the display of SF books, with art by people like Wayne Barlow, who is a terrific artist.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.
- Assembly Line
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like most people, I was not able to start selling my stories right away. So I had many other jobs along the way to becoming a writer, including toy maker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, and assembly line worker. Eventually, I became an elementary teacher and worked with second and fourth graders.
- Both Ways
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every book is like starting over again. I've written books every way possible - from using tight outlines to writing from the seat of my pants. Both ways work.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would!
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do like Marylin Manson, actually. I think, he's very talented and he did make some great music.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.
- Nov 07, 2020