FastSaying

If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, it's that they honor working people.


Adriana Trigiani

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - t...
LAURA MILLER One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always...
ELI WALLACH When carrying the burden of problems and stress that life seems to endlessly hurtle towards us. We g...
GARY F EVANS... To have hope in an age where hope is very scarce and hurt, jealousy and pain are more prominent is a...
GARY F EVANS... If there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hard...
ROONEY MARA If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun.
DAVE GROHL It's one thing to live my own life and know that I'm O.K. But there's another thing I wa...
SAMIRA WILEY If there's one thing I've always taken care of with my work, it's that it's never an...
JR There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for bo...
L.A. WEATHERLY People think children's books are about teddy bears and little flowers. I realize people sometim...
PETER SIS I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. ...
ANDY SAMBERG I think there's always been hope in my songs, no matter how they've first appeared. I think ...
JAKOB DYLAN You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it's always just ...
PAUL AUSTER The thing I always try to hold onto with 'BoJack' and with 'Flaked' is that maybe th...
WILL ARNETT ...So to be fast to don't be long and to try to be short... If you want to play the best game, creat...
DEYTH BANGER One place that I really feel comfortable is being a comedienne. I'm very socially inept. There&#...
MARGARET CHO There are so many books I love for different reasons. For superhero stuff, I always go back to Alan ...
JEFF LEMIRE I hope people remember me as a good and decent man. And if they do, then that's success.
TIM COOK I hope people half my age and twice my age will listen to my music - I want it to live forever and f...
HUNTER HAYES I want to do good stories, and I want to work with really interesting people. And if it's Noah H...
RACHEL KELLER The truth is not a bidimensional thing; it's not flat. It's rounded; it's like a sphere,...
EDGAR RAMIREZ I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.
JASPER FFORDE If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
T. J. MILLER I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there's lots of layers to what I do. It's ...
PAUL WELLER I've been acting since I was five, and I hope it's something I can do forever. I love it.
MADISON PETTIS When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my comp...
MATTHEW BOURNE I meet people, and we can get past small talk pretty quickly if they've read my books. It's ...
RUTH REICHL One of my first questions when I interview prospective employees is, 'Do you know how big a shee...
CASEY NEISTAT There's a bunch of Stephen King books I love. 'Salem's Lot' was always one of my fav...
PAUL CLEAVE My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'l...
ABEL FERRARA One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's no...
JAMES PATTERSON I long for my garden to be complete. Working in it is one of my joys, but it will never be finished ...
MARY QUANT If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.
STEPHEN COVEY They knew now that if there is one thing one can always yearn for, and sometimes attain, it is human...
ALBERT CAMUS It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to ...
RIHANNA I don't hate humanity and I'm not interested in people who do. Although, it's funny, act...
ELIZABETH GILBERT The one thing I've always done, because I like the sound of my guitar from where I sit - meaning...
KAKI KING If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if the...
JOHN F. KELLY People start panicking because they think it's the end of everything. But the fact is, you know,...
JOHN SCALZI My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was ...
GARETH BALE See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to imp...
RACHAEL HARRIS When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopele...
PAULA DEEN I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it...
YUNA Anytime I audition for something, it's always a question of whether or not the people I'm au...
ADAM PALLY Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageou...
JANIS JOPLIN When I was growing up, if there was a Young Adult section of my town's library, I missed it. I w...
ERIN MORGENSTERN I don't understand why, in my work, writing is always so dangerous. It's very destructive. P...
A. S. BYATT It's always Canelo, and it's Mexican Independence Day, so I know that. But I am the champion...
LIAM SMITH 'Georgia' is very personal to me. 'Anniversary Party' was great. 'Anomalisa'...
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH I surf - that's the one thing I make time to do. I definitely surf a lot, but when you're wo...
ZACHARY KNIGHTON I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: &...
STUDS TERKEL It's an honor to have people follow you and watch you. I do get a lot of fan mail and I read eve...
HELENA MATTSSON When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thi...
IRWIN THOMAS The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there...
DAVID LLOYD There are very few well-adjusted people in my books. But I do think that's normal. Because every...
SOPHIE HANNAH One of the biggest challenges of writing for middle-grade or even young-adult readers is that I don&...
ALANE FERGUSON No one working as an astronomer is shackled in chains. This is a tremendous profession. There are lo...
ALAN STERN I imagine if you're one of those genius people working on AI, the desire to find out what's ...
EMILY BERRINGTON My thing is, I don't get in nobody's business or nothing like that or try to bash anybody fo...
WARREN G But one thing that's constant is we've always appreciated fans. They put us on the map and t...
CHERYL JAMES If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the ...
JOHN SHELBY SPONG Any artist, the work you do, if it's a painting or if it's a performance, you hope it transl...
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY If one thing that bothers me about acting, it's that there's no clear-cut number one. The cl...
DANA HILL There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are a...
KEN JEONG When people say to me, 'What do you think of rap music?', my answer is, 'There's no ...
JACK JONES When my mother tells me to do something, I'll do my own thing. A strong character can be good, b...
ADELINA SOTNIKOVA The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you ma...
HANK AARON If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go ...
TREY ANASTASIO You have to remind casting directors out here that you don't just do one thing. There's a lo...
STEPHEN ROOT If you're an entrepreneur and you're starting a company, I think the first thing you do is y...
DAVE GOLDBERG For someone in my position, there's opportunities to be anything you want to be, even if you sho...
FRED DURST If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway...
AMY SEDARIS If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. Th...
KATE THOMPSON I think if you stop learning, there's not much point, and so I always hope to be challenged. Tha...
BILLY HOWLE One thing that's always helped quell my writerly anxieties is seeking out interviews with writer...
MOLLY ANTOPOL That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if...
DUANE G. CAREY It's just incredible how people come up to me and say, 'Gabby, you inspire me to do anything...
GABBY DOUGLAS I love working with friends; it's my favorite thing to do. I've found over the years that th...
ADAM SCOTT There are two worldviews in thriller writing: the paranoid view, like Chuck Logan's, that everyt...
JOHN SANDFORD Anybody that's been through a divorce, and I hope it's something people never have to experi...
CHERYL COLE I've noticed that a lot of people in film always seem interested in music videos, like it's ...
JACK ANTONOFF If I watch an episode of SNL, and there's one thing that I liked, then that's a good episode...
ANDY SAMBERG I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Mo...
BILL GATES There's no one thing that is true. They're all true.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY I did my 'Hulk,' but it was not easy. If I do another Hulk film it will always be compared t...
LOUIS LETERRIER I think it's the nervousness and the worry that it won't last forever that keeps us working ...
BONNIE HAMMER If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.
PATRICIA VELASQUEZ If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most s...
PAT BOONE One thing I've always been concerned about is the objectification of women in ads, and that'...
YARA SHAHIDI If people are informed they will do the right thing. It's when they are not informed that they b...
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books ...
DAVID GERROLD My mind is always racing, and always going and always working, and it's a gift and a curse.
SEAN COMBS It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as suc...
IRVINE WELSH I love entertaining people and making them laugh. It's my favorite thing to do.
MIRANDA COSGROVE One thing I want you to understand is if I make a decision, it's my decision.
MIKE SINGLETARY If you took music out of my life, I don't know what I'd do. It's the one thing that I ha...
MARTIN GORE One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children's Laureate was that I must continue ...
ANTHONY BROWNE There's a window in my life which is football. I try to remember that it's not going to be t...
JUNIOR SEAU I love riding, even if it's just my Vespa. You just zip and do your thing. I find there's a ...
QUEEN LATIFAH Fashion is here to help make people look very important. If they have good taste and choose what sui...
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

More Adriana Trigiani

Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Mom, how do you know if the guy is the guy?”

You mean if he’ll be a good husba...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are coo...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI On the cover of 'All the Stars' is a red grosgrain ribbon. It's Loos's ribbon. Agele...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI 'All the Stars in the Heavens' takes place during the golden age of Hollywood, around an ima...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I used to walk to Altman's on Saturdays for lunch at the Charleston Garden, which had a coconut ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI But the most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it&...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I'm a dramatist, so I really always wrote and directed at the same time because when I wrote som...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I write novels about women, except for one: 'Rococo', about a man, a New Jersey decorator. B...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI There are two phone calls parents don't ever want to get from their children. No. 1 is, 'I&#...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unr...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when yo...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI When I observe Gram, I see how fragile the notion of tradition can be. If I take my eyes off the way...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI The 'Story of Silent Night', which was given to me one Christmas when I was six - it was the...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometim...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Whever I came into the room, she'd light up, so happy to see me. No one ever in the course of my ent...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI 'Off With Their Heads' by Frances Marion. I love a showbusiness autobiography - and this one...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I live in the greatest city in the world for research.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my st...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores
ADRIANA TRIGIANI The dance that I wasn't going to attend in about a jillion years just turned into a make-out session...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Really? We are being herded on a bus to drive across town to an all-boy academy where we disembark a...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI .. its not so much about the shoes, but the person wearing them
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I care what my reader thinks. There is no fancy recommendation you can give me that would matter to ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Shoemakers and tanners form a symbiotic relationship out of necessity. One provides the leather whil...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I even love the smell of books.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Romy had never done a budget, Marisol had never designed costumes and sets, and Suzanne had never ac...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Tonight, I am a Perfect Girl, because I had a perfect night. And it ended with three perfect kisses....
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don't feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
Same ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI ... but that's the beauty of boarding school. I make all my own decisions, small and medium, while t...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI If the yellow patent leather flats fit...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI This is something that I have learned at PA that I would have never learn at home because I have my ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feelin...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - th...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI This should tell you everything you need to know about guys. They only go after what they know they ...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Work and love - this is interesting to me.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I never knew anybody who didn't want to have a great love in their lives and to make a family.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI We have a million ways to get ahold of people, and we're the loneliest we've ever been.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and read...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Writing is writing. It's an abiding, wonderful talent, craft, gift that stays with you your whol...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small obj...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nan...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a hou...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of t...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I wanted to check out of the...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imag...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a ha...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Motherhood changes everything.
ADRIANA TRIGIANI People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grand...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Aprendi que viajar ainda é a melhor forma de alterar a vida, mudar as ideias e abraçar a inspiraç...
ADRIANA TRIGIANI Nevada is a perfect testing ground for a candidate, given its diversity.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ This is definitely a competitive process.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ I think we're the perfect recipe to be an early caucus state.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ We are a service-oriented state and immigrant labor has been good for gaming and construction.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ We can't have the entire city go residential.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ Oh, come on now; I can't give you an estimate.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ I think we have a great chance.
ADRIANA MARTINEZ I like to go to the movies or read.
ADRIANA LIMA I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we all wo...
ADRIANA LIMA I didn't know anything about fashion. I couldn't believe it when I got here. I don't know how I'm si...
ADRIANA LIMA Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give so...
ADRIANA LIMA Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitu...
ADRIANA LIMA "Fashion is about good energy. Its about feelings. Thats what I have to give the people, good energy...
ADRIANA LIMA Fashion is about good energy. It’s about feelings. Thatââ...
ADRIANA LIMA Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energ...
ADRIANA LIMA Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energ...
ADRIANA LIMA The people on the street are your best ambassadors.
ADRIANA CRUZ You've got to work as a region ... to get the biggest bang for the buck. You cannot stand on your ow...
ADRIANA CRUZ These are all things that can be turned into a brand.
ADRIANA CRUZ It's the image that comes to someone's mind when they hear that name. But you have to make sure it's...
ADRIANA CRUZ Wenn Leute uns ermutigen, unsere Träume zu verfolgen, dann warnt uns niemand davor, was passiert, w...
ADRIANA POPESCU Schmetterlinge sehen ihre Flügel auch nicht, trotzdem haben sie welche. Sie wissen nicht, wie schö...
ADRIANA POPESCU Zeit. Alles, was wir haben, alles, was wir brauchen, und alles, was wir verlieren. Wir haben nicht v...
ADRIANA POPESCU Du bist so echt. Alles an dir ist so wunderbar und so verdammt unwiderstehlich. Du bist so mitfühle...
ADRIANA POPESCU I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I thi...
ADRIANA LIMA When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot h...
ADRIANA LIMA My favorite designer is Christian Lacroix, not just because his clothes are amazing and I love them,...
ADRIANA LIMA I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we al...
ADRIANA LIMA I care about heart.
ADRIANA LIMA I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the mov...
ADRIANA LIMA A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter...
ADRIANA LIMA If one day I have a daughter and my daughter wants to be a model, I would never let her!
ADRIANA LIMA You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.
ADRIANA LIMA I like jealous men. I love jealousy. I do.
ADRIANA LIMA Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspectiv...
ADRIANA LIMA I love old-fashioned manners, as long as it's not forced. I can tell when it's natural or wh...
ADRIANA LIMA I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
ADRIANA LIMA Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't giv...
ADRIANA LIMA Lingerie is one of the most important pieces of your wardrobe. You can have a wardrobe malfunction i...
ADRIANA LIMA I'm very simple when it comes to gifts, so the best ones that I've received have love as the...
ADRIANA LIMA I love going to work out now. It gets out aggression and my trainer really shakes it up so I don'...
ADRIANA LIMA I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry... how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not...
ADRIANA LIMA Coconut water is just the best for you; it's always something we had in Brazil. Since I was a li...
ADRIANA LIMA I believe love just happens once. You can be mistaken, you can think you are in love, but after a wh...
ADRIANA LIMA From my hair to my toes to my nails. Everything's fake. Everything! Even my heart is fake.
ADRIANA LIMA Actually, I never really thought I would be a model. I never knew a lot about fashion and magazines,...
ADRIANA LIMA Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, go...
ADRIANA LIMA Don't try to be what you're not. If you're nervous, be nervous. If you're shy, be sh...
ADRIANA LIMA I eat everything I want on Christmas day. I really don't watch what I eat. It's not like you...
ADRIANA LIMA I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out ...
ADRIANA LIMA Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good at...
ADRIANA LIMA I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down.
ADRIANA LIMA You get together in someone's home, or several Brazilian restaurants have parties and specials. When...
ADRIANA SABINO The sport really connects everyone. When you have Brazil playing, you can see the vibes in the air. ...
ADRIANA SABINO BLM previously acknowledged that the beauty and sensitivity of these lands required an update to its...
ADRIANA RAUDZENS Whether you're a hunter, hiker, backcountry skier or camper, access to public lands is something you...
ADRIANA RAUDZENS The idea of selling off this natural asset that we have around us, just seems like we're squandering...
ADRIANA RAUDZENS "Fashion is about good energy. It’s about feelings. That’s what I have to give the people, good en...
ADRIANA LIMA I think that a model should not diversify too much from his/her objectives.
ADRIANA KAREMBEU Is it not by learning to read the book of nature with the eyes of faith that we come to recognize th...
ADRIANA KOULIAS The ark of the covenant had a special place in the Jewish temple because it contained the words of T...
ADRIANA MEDINA The rosary is a spiritual vessel Mary uses to evangelize the life and dead of Jesus Christ to the wh...
ADRIANA MEDINA Working out is like going back in time
ADRIANA MEDINA Fashion is about good energy. It’s about feelings. That’s what I have to give the people, good e...
ADRIANA LIMA Life sucks. It’s all random bullshit that adds up to nothing but chaos. Serendipity: accidentally ...
ADRIANA LAW The rosary is like a church, for where there is no church.
ADRIANA MEDINA I love challenges, I love intensity, and I also like to challenge my mind. Believe it or not, boxing...
ADRIANA LIMA I love my job and I love my children. It's really about figuring out your schedules and getting ...
ADRIANA LIMA Aber manchmal sind die ganz großen Momente eben auch die stillen, die man nur mit sich alleine ausm...
ADRIANA POPESCU In Mexico, there are good filmmakers, but they didn't always have the opportunity to show their ...
ADRIANA BARRAZA I have been a producer and director for many years, and I can say it's really difficult for wome...
ADRIANA BARRAZA I have a wonderful English-language dialogue coach. All the time I have to speak English, he is with...
ADRIANA BARRAZA I was a director and dialogue and acting coach.
ADRIANA BARRAZA When change cometh, she will bring peace at her back. She will not bend to your will; you must bend ...
ADRIANA MATHER ¿Llegará el día en que sea capaz de sacármela de la cabeza? Incluso ahora que la situación en l...
ADRIANA GONZáLEZ MáRQUEZ