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You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have to speak clearly and simply and purely in a language that a six-year-old child can understand; and yet have the meanings and the overtones of language, and the implications, that appeal to the highest intelligence.
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You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.
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You cannot depend on your judgments when your imagination is out of focus.
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You cannot get anything out of nature or from God by gambling; only out of your neighbor.
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You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving - and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it - and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.
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You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
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You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.
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You could have 50 different states having 50 different regulations... until they were all litigated out.
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You could take Vicodin, step out of the house, onto a freeway, have a truck hit you, and you'd say "My Bad!".
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You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you're grateful.
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You dig into yourself and the community to wage psychological war fare; you combat your own fears about beatings, shootings, and possible mob violence... you create a small striking force capable of moving out when the time comes.
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You do not write a novel for praise, or thinking of your audience. You write for yourself; you work out between you and your pen the things that intrigue you.
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You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.
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You don't always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don't ask for... unless it's contagious!
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You don't ever want to go out there and not be the best. You want to be the best cop that you can. Be the best writer you can be. Everybody has their goals. Everybody has their dreams.
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You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day.
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You don't get a chance to go to the playoffs and World Series very often, but to be able to experience it with the people you love most in the world is really fun.
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You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
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You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.
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You don't get money unless you have a lot of talent, which I don't have, or you work hard, which is what I do. We don't have any golden touch here.
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