"Like all people who have nothing, I lived on dreams."

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Source : Anzia Yezierska (2010). “All I Could Never Be”, p.69, Wildside Press LLC

Anzia Yezierska

#Dream Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm much more ambitious than I'd like to admit.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.”
“What I still ask for daily-for life as long as I have work to do, and work as long as I have life.”

Source : Reynolds Price (1994). “A Whole New Life”, p.76, Simon and Schuster
“It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.”
“You never feel good when you lie. It doesn't matter how much you want something, if you lie to somebody you love, and they actually, sincerely believe you, you feel like a cockroach that needs some serious Raid action.”
“There is something indecent in words .”
“The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress.”
“When you do a TV show, the cumulative intimacy you develop with the audience through your characters is pretty profound. It may be the most profound storytelling there is, because the character gets to live and roll around in the audience's mind week after week.”

Source : Source: deadline.com

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