#i am

That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#doing #easy #easy thing #element #i

I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#i #i am #kind #other #people

Whatever extra there is in me at any given moment isn't fully formed. I am hardly aware of it; it awaits the next book. It will - with luck - come to me during the actual writing, and it will take me by surprise. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#am #any #awaits #aware #book

I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth. ↗

— Mira Nair

#am #cloth #cut #film-maker #first

I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me? ↗

— Guru Nanak

#birth #born #death #either #how

I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia. ↗

— Fatos Nano

#bosnia #forget #happened #hopeful #i

I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#criticizing #i #i am #investing #investor

And I am also here to say that if something were to happen, we are prepared to respond swiftly, to respond effectively, and to respond strongly. That is our tradition as a country. And that is a tradition that we will uphold, regardless of any circumstance because this nation is one that is very, very strong and, indeed, extraordinarily resilient. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#am #any #because #circumstance #country

I am hoping for a long career. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#career #hoping #i #i am #long

I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect. ↗

— Graham Nash

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