A lot of women will be sort of 'competitive like a guy' in the workplace, but then when they go home, they realize that's not fully authentic for them. They would like to have a more expansive or more authentic relationship in the workplace around competition. Michael Gurian authenticcompetitioncompetitive share on social
A lot of Woody Guthrie's songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song. John Mellencamp guthrielotlyric Change image and share on social
A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire. Laurie Anderson confuseelectricityenglish Change image and share on social
A lot of work and thinking goes into my DJing. I want the entire night to progress seamlessly and when I have to adapt the energy on the fly for the crowd on any given night, I can do so with harmonic mixes that I've practiced over and over again. I am far from the only DJ that does this and it's something I take pride in being able to do. Avicii adaptcrowdenergy share on social
A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets? Luanne Rice callcbsdetective share on social
A lot of writers dwell on their relationships with their mothers, but only a few are worth reading. Kathryn Harrison dwelllotmother Change image and share on social
A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not. Ian Rankin blackbookbuy share on social
A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes that's great, but not everybody is Gabriel Garcia Marquez or James Joyce. A lot of people like to pretend that they are, and they wind up not giving people a good read or enlightening them. James Patterson constructionenlightenfall share on social
A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they overcompensate by having an interest in boxing and tough-guy things. Jonathan Ames boxfearguy share on social
A lot of writers that I know have told me that the first book you write, you write about your childhood, whether you want to or not. It calls you back. Tea Obreht backbookcall Change image and share on social