#ten

I have always tended toward a lush prose style, but I take care to modulate it from story to story and to strip it down entirely when necessary. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

#care #down #entirely #i #lush

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way. ↗

— Tom Cruise

#going #great #great pride #halfway #i

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow's embarrassment? ↗

— Tom Cruise

#embarrassment #ever #feeling #glimpse #gotten

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred. ↗

— George Crumb

#contemporary world #culture #due #earlier #extensions

I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table. ↗

— Jennifer Tilly

#boyfriend #dollars #gritty #half #i

The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

#i #just #listen #mood #motivator

I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes, I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side, you're the enemy. The only thing I ever try to support is a third party, like Unity08. We need more parties and more choice. ↗

— Mark Cuban

#choice #country #enemy #ever #gotten

For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them. ↗

— Ice Cube

#dancers #given #interesting #me #most

There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don't have that chance to show it. ↗

— Ice Cube

#central #chance #goes #just #like

The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten. ↗

— Warren Cuccurullo

#down #else #everything #forgotten #go