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Working It Quotes (page 31)

Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made..."
It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies. Jeffrey Eugenides
It’s a pity if someone… has to console himself for the wreck of his days with the notion that somehow his voice, his work embodies the deepest, most obscure, freshest, rawest oyster of reality in the unfathomable refrigerator of the heart’s ocean, but I am such a one, and there you have it. Leonard Cohen
It's natural to think that living things must be the handiwork of a designer. But it was also natural to think that the sun went around the earth. Overcoming naive impressions to figure out how things really work is one of humanity's highest callings.(Can You Believe in God and Evolution? Time Magazine, August 7, 2005) Steven Pinker
It's like people who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. Neil Gaiman
Plutarch quote: "It does not follow, that because a particular work of art..."
It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration. Plutarch
It got to the point in the late 70s and early 80s that I was spending so much money buying golden age comics that I could only justify it if I got work in the media. Bill Mumy
Kary Mullis quote: "It's not blaming the victim. It's not anybody's fault. They..."
It's not blaming the victim. It's not anybody's fault. They just did something that didn't work, that's all. Kary Mullis
Alanis Morissette quote: "It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record..."
It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't work for me. Alanis Morissette
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. Henry Moore
It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard. Kate Middleton
Judith Guest quote: "It's true that every day away from work requires two more days..."
It's true that every day away from work requires two more days to get back into it. Judith Guest
It took about six years to get the Black Lung stuff. It didn't come just instantly. Sometimes, I see lobby groups, today, upset because they work the whole session and nothing happens. Richard Grimes
Adolph Green quote: "It never became an act in the sense of an act. It was always,..."
It never became an act in the sense of an act. It was always, no matter where we worked, little revues. Adolph Green
Roger Goodell quote: "It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only..."
It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work. Roger Goodell
It takes a lot more energy to fail than to succeed, since it takes a lot of concentrated energy to hold on to beliefs that don't work. Jerry Gillies

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