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In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire

In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. – Jane Smiley

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If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness. – Jane Smiley

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Wisdom
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Jane Smiley
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When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely. – Jane Smiley

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Experience
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Lord of the Rings was my first experience making movies and at the time, I had no ideas how movies were done. I thought thats the way theyre done, so in a way, I had nothing to compare it to. – Orlando Bloom

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Experience

Donny and Marie was a great experience. I tried so hard to be a great talk show host but its all about relaxing and enjoying it. Marie and I finally figured that out. I would have liked it to continue but Im kind of glad its over because of the phenomenal workload. – Donny Osmond

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Experience

My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I dont see that changing. When Im not skating, I love to surf. Im open to the new experiences and opportunities. – Ryan Sheckler

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Experience

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience. – Ron Wyden

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Experience

Random Quotes

I recently turned down a film that I didnt want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes Im sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it. – Dianne Wiest

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sad

Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They dont start with certain general principles they think beforehand are likely to be true they just hope to find out what reality is like. – John Polkinghorne

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Experience

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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Happiness

I even believe if youre killing a team, you shouldnt stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if youre getting killed by the other team, you should never quit. – Sue Wicks

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respect