quotes about Nelson

last updated: November 28, 2023

You don't have to write like David Foster Wallace or James Baldwin or Maggie Nelson - indeed, you shouldn't. Those writers are doing it better than you ever could.
-- Melissa Febos

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer.
-- P. W. Botha

Source : Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.

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“Charm is getting people to say "yes" without ever having to ask them a question.”

Source : Connie Brockway (2007). “The Bridal Season: A Loveswept Classic Romance”, Loveswept
“You must bear in mind that each law is circumstantial. It does depend on the circumstances.”
“The story is more important to me than the part.”
“I have spent my whole life educating myself.”
“What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.”

Source : "Meryl Streep's Advice to Women: Don't Worry So Much About Your Weight" by Natalie Matthews, www.elle.com. April 18, 2014.
“Think of all the women you know who will not allow themselves to be seen without makeup. I often wonder how they feel about themselves at night when they are climbing into bed with intimate partners. Are they overwhelmed with secret shame that someone sees them as they really are? Or do they sleep with rage that who they really are can be celebrated or cared for only in secret?”
“Relationship Principle 6 Men see how you dress, and then make assumptions about your relationship potential.”
“I don't mind doing two or three Eagles songs and playing the drums. I'm not one of those artists who's going to sit here and deny the past.”
“That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.”

Source : "CNN Live Today" with Daryn Kagan, www.cnn.com. February 19, 2002.
“Expect me to give my all. Thats what I do every time I have a show. Give my all.”