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4349 Usually quotes by 2960 unique authors

My own way of writing is very meditated and, despite my reputation, rather slow-moving. So I do spend a good deal of time contemplating endings.… — Joyce Carol Oates
Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence. — Joyce Carol Oates
Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or rotted or something,… — Joyce Carol Oates
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with… — Barack Obama
Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you… — Michelle Obama
All the suits I buy have to be tailored, no matter what. But it's not just because of my height; it's because I've been skating… — Apolo Ohno
I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see. — Elizabeth Olsen
I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on… — Yoko Ono
I rarely listen to commercial radio, and when I do, I'm shocked by how many ads there are, and how annoying they are, and how… — Susan Orlean
Having animals in the city is entirely different from having animals out in the country. For one thing, it's more social. When you live on… — Susan Orlean
Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know… — Susan Orlean
Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. — George Orwell
Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are… — George Orwell
I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor. — Joel Osteen
Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying? — Chuck Palahniuk
I think in a way, you're doomed, once you can envision something. You're sort of doomed to make it happen. I've found that the moment… — Chuck Palahniuk
Obviously I don't have a stylist for everyday stuff, but for a premiere or something usually the studio will hire someone. — Teresa Palmer
I don't usually comment on columnists' ideas of what I'm thinking. That's a dangerous game to get into. — Leon Panetta
The dreams which reveal the supernatural are promises and messages that God sends us directly: they are nothing but His angels, His ministering spirits ,… — Paracelsus
At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top. — Danica Patrick
In my office in Florida I have, I think, 30 manuscript piles around the room. Some are screenplays or comic books or graphic novels. Some… — James Patterson
I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a… — Amanda Peet
Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs.… — Joe Perry
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. — Laurence J. Peter
I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the… — Michelle Pfeiffer

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