Iris Apfel
American interior designer and fashion icon
Lasting this long.
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The white-water canoe run I did solo at Lady Evelyn Park 20 years ago. It was impromptu. It took the skin off my knees. It was an unnecessary risk.
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Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
Giving people enjoyment.
John Simm
English musician and actor
Professionally, becoming a relative success in a job that I love; and personally, helping to raise two wonderful children.
Fran Lebowitz
American author and public speaker
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
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Getting too involved in too many things. It eats your brain.
Block? Not as such, but I've had to throw things out because they weren't working. Sometimes I just get lazy, but that's not the same a s a block.
I would so much like to have a daily writing schedule. If I had one, I'd probably start about 9.30, write for 2 hours, have lunch, write another 2, then goof off. As it is, I goof off, then panic and write in the evenings. Do not follow my example.
Anonymous. She’s working to make the planet greener.
Of a painless disease, with a month’s warning, on a spring day, with some good news in hand.
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