Rita Mae Brown Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages von Rita Mae Brown:

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

Rita Mae Brown

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

Rita Mae Brown

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Rita Mae Brown

Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.

Rita Mae Brown

A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.

Rita Mae Brown

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

Rita Mae Brown

Humor comes from self-confidence.

Rita Mae Brown

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

Rita Mae Brown

Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.

Rita Mae Brown

The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

Rita Mae Brown

Morals are private. Decency is public.

Rita Mae Brown

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Rita Mae Brown

Writers will happen in the best of families.

Rita Mae Brown

Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.

Rita Mae Brown

I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.

Rita Mae Brown

To love without role, without power plays, is revolution.

Rita Mae Brown

If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

Rita Mae Brown

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Rita Mae Brown

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

Rita Mae Brown

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.

Rita Mae Brown

I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.

Rita Mae Brown

Life is too short to be miserable.

Rita Mae Brown

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Rita Mae Brown

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

Rita Mae Brown

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

Rita Mae Brown

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Rita Mae Brown

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

Rita Mae Brown

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

Rita Mae Brown

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.

Rita Mae Brown

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Rita Mae Brown

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

Rita Mae Brown

Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.

Rita Mae Brown

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

Rita Mae Brown

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Rita Mae Brown

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.

Rita Mae Brown

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

Rita Mae Brown