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I think that everything you do helps you to write if youre a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you dont experience either one of those, youre being deprived of something. – Shelby Foote

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I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process. – Shelby Foote

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Im crazy about Grant: his character, his nature, his science in fighting and everything else. But I dont like the idea that he never accepted the blame for anything, always found someone else to blame for any mistake that was ever made, including blaming Prentiss for Shiloh. – Shelby Foote

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People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But its easy to be chewed up and spat out. Youve got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it. – Kate Moss

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I want to see success right away. And I want to never give up, never stop. – Joe Nichols

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