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English Major Quotes

I never got any training in how to write novels as an English major at Oberlin, but I got some great training for writing novels from anthropology and from Margaret Mead Picture Quote #1

I read good. I was an English major Picture Quote #1

On behalf of the newspaper industry I wish to announce some changes we’re making to serve you better. When I say ‘serve you better,’’ I mean ‘increase our profits.’ We newspapers are very big on profits these days. We’re a business, just like any other business, except that we employ English majors Picture Quote #1

More than anything, being an English major made me more appreciative of authors and what an incredible feat it is to just finish a novel, let alone a really brilliant one Picture Quote #1

I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a kid Picture Quote #1

As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work Picture Quote #1

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I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I’ve learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly Picture Quote #1

I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was planning to study in graduate school Picture Quote #1

I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there Picture Quote #1

I do tend to be an analyzer. I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there Picture Quote #1

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history Picture Quote #1

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What? It’s my job as best friend to make sure he’s not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one’s worse Picture Quote #1

I honor English majors. It’s a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It’s good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That’s the best kind of love Picture Quote #1

I have no scientific training at all. I was an English major in school. Everything I learned about science I’ve learned as a journalist would, finding out what I needed to know Picture Quote #1

Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn’t know any computer programmers Picture Quote #1

I was an English major at the University of Minnesota, and I was very shy, which many people misinterpreted as intelligence. On the basis of that wrong impression, I became the editor of the campus literary magazine Picture Quote #1

Absolutely, but let me qualify that-I consider myself an authentic feminist. Not as defined by the modern movement. And, let me clarify that a little bit more. I was an English major, so break it down: -ist means one who celebrates. As a feminist, I celebrate my femininity Picture Quote #1

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I was an English major at UCLA when I was 18, and then I left after a year to start acting. I was educating myself during that time Picture Quote #1

I was an English major Picture Quote #1

English majors understand human nature better than economists do Picture Quote #1

There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives Picture Quote #1

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries Picture Quote #1

I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities Picture Quote #1

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The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major Picture Quote #1

I do tend to be an analyzer. I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there Picture Quote #1

I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a year. Totally deluded Picture Quote #1

I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years Picture Quote #1

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I never got any training in how to write novels as an English major at Oberlin, but I got some great training for writing novels from anthropology and from Margaret Mead. (English Major Quotes) I read good. I was an English major (English Major Quotes) On behalf of the newspaper industry I wish to announce some changes we’re making to serve you better. When I say ‘serve you better,’’ I mean ‘increase our profits.’ We newspapers are very big on profits these days. We’re a business, just like any other business, except that we employ English majors (English Major Quotes) More than anything, being an English major made me more appreciative of authors and what an incredible feat it is to just finish a novel, let alone a really brilliant one. (English Major Quotes) I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a kid. (English Major Quotes) As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work. (English Major Quotes) I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I’ve learned about history is in the field, so to speak. Going into the archives and working with it directly. (English Major Quotes) I didn’t fit the typical profile of a trader. I was an English major working on a novel at night. Most everyone else was a maths or economics major; most everyone else had relatives or family in banking. (English Major Quotes) I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was planning to study in graduate school. (English Major Quotes) I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there. (English Major Quotes) I do tend to be an analyzer. I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there. (English Major Quotes) As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. (English Major Quotes) What? It’s my job as best friend to make sure he’s not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one’s worse (English Major Quotes) I honor English majors. It’s a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It’s good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That’s the best kind of love (English Major Quotes) I have no scientific training at all. I was an English major in school. Everything I learned about science I’ve learned as a journalist would, finding out what I needed to know (English Major Quotes) Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn’t know any computer programmers (English Major Quotes) I was an English major at the University of Minnesota, and I was very shy, which many people misinterpreted as intelligence. On the basis of that wrong impression, I became the editor of the campus literary magazine (English Major Quotes) Absolutely, but let me qualify that-I consider myself an authentic feminist. Not as defined by the modern movement. And, let me clarify that a little bit more. I was an English major, so break it down: -ist means one who celebrates. As a feminist, I celebrate my femininity (English Major Quotes) I was an English major at UCLA when I was 18, and then I left after a year to start acting. I was educating myself during that time (English Major Quotes) I was an English major (English Major Quotes) English majors understand human nature better than economists do (English Major Quotes) There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives (English Major Quotes) Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries (English Major Quotes) I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities (English Major Quotes) The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major (English Major Quotes) I do tend to be an analyzer. I’m an old English major from way back, so I do have fun tearing apart texts and trying to find the hidden secrets and the subtexts in there (English Major Quotes) I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a year. Totally deluded (English Major Quotes) I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years (English Major Quotes)