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I modelled in my 20s, and it was an obsessive time. I was under pressure to look a certain way. — Penny Lancaster
Novelists are no more moral or certain than anybody else; we are ideologically adrift, and if we are any good then our writing will live… — Andrew O'Hagan
There are certain books that should be taken away from young writers; that should be prised out of their clutching fingers and locked away until… — Anne Enright
Fiction allows you to embody certain ideas and give them an emotional reality. The characters allow you to get close viscerally to an idea. — Anne Michaels
One of the things that is wonderful about hymns is that they are a sort of universally shared poetry, at least among certain populations. — Marilynne Robinson
Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and… — Dean Karnazes
The older you get, the more you are aware that everybody has a certain way of seeing things, which they have to honour. — Eve Ensler
I do not believe it makes sense to say that nuclear weapons are inherently evil. In certain circumstances, they can play a positive role -… — Des Browne
I believe in a kind of God. I think all scientists, in a way, believe in a certain God, in a certain order of nature. — Leonard Mlodinow
Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience… — Philip Yancey
If you walk into any bookstore, you can look at the newsstands and see which magazines are nationally-distributed, and you recognize certain names. Same with… — Timothy Ferriss
I have this vision of maybe going the way of Bill Kurtis and, I think, Tom Brokaw, to a certain extent - the ability to… — Lester Holt
Both poker and investing are games of incomplete information. You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you have… — David Einhorn
In the Seventies and Eighties we all had our fun, and now and then we went really too far. But, ultimately, it required a certain… — Grace Jones
Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually… — Mary Karr
Music infuses your spirit with a certain energy that I try to convey in my work. — Oscar Hijuelos
Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They… — Tariq Ramadan
Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a… — Marc Benioff
By creating fantastic content and spending zero time on audience development, you are certain that you will not succeed on YouTube. You have to focus… — Robert Kyncl
Love works not for profit nor reward; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love. — Ellen G. White

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