#like

When I started working, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, in that I was just wandering around, hoping that I could succeed. Then after I got a little under my belt, it took me about 25 years to feel like I knew what I was doing. ↗

— James Garner

#after #around #belt #clue #could

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work. ↗

— Princess Diana

#divorced #especially #even #had #harder

I wrote two plotted books, got some of the fundamentals of storytelling down, then... it's sort of like taking the training wheels off, trying to write a book that's fun in the same way without relying on quite such mechanical or external beats. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#book #books #down #external #fun

The Mekons were kind of like the background music of my life. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#kind #life #like #music #my life

By the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I was a born draftsman and liked all forms of art, so I just knew that's what I wanted to do. ↗

— Frank Frazetta

#artist #born #by the time #forms #i

I think one of the things about writing in the studio is that the song hasn't matured, if you like, so quite often the vocals are early attempts. Whereas once you've taken it out on the road a bit, you learn more about a song. ↗

— Peter Gabriel

#attempts #bit #early #hasn #i

If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand over some of their knowledge. We can't expect to have our cake and eat it too. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#capable #climate #countries #developing #eat

I talk about myself in the third person all the time. I don't live my life in the way someone like you does. I live my life completely serving only my work and my fans. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#completely #does #fans #i #life

I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#grand #had #i #like #more

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#achievement #ahead #charter #charter schools #cost