I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
My sister and I used to act as maids and waitresses at my great aunt and uncle's cocktail parties, which were very… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
I like being in control of making all the major decisions pertaining to my projects. That's something that you don't get to… — Bobby Brown Copy Share Image
Young pitchers don't throw enough in the minor leagues, and when they get to the majors, they don't have the stamina; their… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I was for a minor amount of time but I was probably a better pianist at 15 than I am now. — Josh Silver Copy Share Image
I've been living with the minor second all my life and I finally found a way to handle it. — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about living as a writer is precisely 'having to write.' Pretending to be a writer is easy. Living… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
“The active minority in the world is the fraction that makes the world a better place for the passive majority.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but… — Red Schoendienst Copy Share Image
The goal of immigration policy should be what is in the best interests of the American people as a whole. I would… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can just not spend that much money or do a minor change with color on a certain room, and it… — Katherine LaNasa Copy Share Image
“You are heading towards the top if you raise the bar of your standards inch by inch each hour! There is no… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I find littering very annoying. It's a minor but also a major thing: a society that litters is one that also has… — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I've long been interested in the role of 'minor characters' in major events. This has been the focus of a lot of… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
I have minor characters who are Asian-American, and I've been using them throughout my career, but they've never taken center stage, they've… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
It's my observation that gardeners and gardening for a very long time have had to take a back seat. Architects are very… — Robert Irwin Copy Share Image
When nobody read, dyslexia wasn't a problem. When most people had to hunt, a minor genetic variation in your ability to focus… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
Even after I played ten years of ball, I still felt like I had to play well or somebody might take my… — Bobby Doerr Copy Share Image
