As a teacher at Princeton, I’m surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don’t really think of it as work – writing a novel, in one sense, is a problem-solving exercise. — Joyce Carol Oates
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Joyce Carol Oates : American Novelist
Born: June 16, 1938
When I was in architecture school at Princeton, the worst th…
I’ve been surrounded by a lot of people who felt that extern…
To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence O…
I’ve always surrounded myself with funny people. Leslie Mann…
People say I’m extravagant because I want to be surrounded b…
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. T…
When I was in architecture school at Princeton, the worst th…
I’ve been surrounded by a lot of people who felt that extern…
To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence O…
I’ve always surrounded myself with funny people. Leslie Mann…
People say I’m extravagant because I want to be surrounded b…
I’m surrounded by great friends and family. I don’t know wha…
What man is there, surrounded though he be with the love of …
When you act in a film, you’re inevitably surrounded by peop…
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. T…
Today, most women are surrounded by ingenious gadgets. They …
I trained at The Groundlings and was surrounded by some very…
A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by …
I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women. Osc…
I love the fact that we are surrounded by this spectacular n…
Once you’re in a particular country, and you’re surrounded b…
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The s…
To become a singer requires work, work, and again, work! It …
My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my da…
Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay …
If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be a teacher, a history teacher. A…
