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Nowadays I'm more interested in what you'd call 'alternative.' Lately we've been listening to a lot of Mumford & Sons, and Jenny… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I feel an important part of beauty is not only what you do on the outside but also what you put into… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
I think film writing, you're thinking in pictures, and stage writing, you're thinking in dialogue. In film writing, it's also, you only… — Zoe Kazan Copy Share Image
I have a really hard time writing my own lyrics for this record, because one, I had to write so many and… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
We're certainly interested in maximizing our return and doing it - we're interested in maximizing our return, but we're also interested in… — Warren Stephens Copy Share Image
When I began writing in the mid-1960s, I thought it was not important for readers to know whether I was male or… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
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Witches are the kind of more traditional, home and family, craft people - so they're the ones who are making things; crocheting… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
It's too hard to present an opinion on something that's not true to who you are. It's much easier to base opinions… — Elisabeth Hasselbeck Copy Share Image
I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding… — Rachel Joyce Copy Share Image
Water is commonly regarded as the 'solvent of life,' since our bodies are 70% water. All other vertebrates, invertebrates, microbes, and plants… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
The song 'My Way' is a very remarkable song. It is also difficult to sing because you've got to convince people that… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
When Shakespeare wrote, he wrote for the people. I know he got commissioned by kings and queens, but he also actually was… — Eamonn Walker Copy Share Image
If I wanted to be Rimbaud, what was I doing in graduate school? Trying to stay out of the army, of course.… — Richard Elman Copy Share Image
In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
If we have a situation where a man is particularly graceful in a sport that rewards grace - say, for example, figure… — Alice Dreger Copy Share Image
I was in the Marine Corps in 1971. The idea 'Where does authority come from?' is fascinating to me. And also, the… — John Patrick Shanley Copy Share Image
Sorrow for sin is indeed necessary, but it should not be an endless preoccupation. You must dwell also on the glad remembrance… — Saint Bernard Copy Share Image
I was born in 1952, so obviously the sixties were important. That's when I came of age. It was also a revolutionary… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
My wife Gwenaelle prepares an 'energy shot' for me for breakfast. It's a mix of linseed, cereal, and raisins, with fresh fruit… — Alain Ducasse Copy Share Image
I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary-General to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. I also visited… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in… — Madhur Mittal Copy Share Image
Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
I never have more than one bag at a time. I think one is already quite enough. Also, I hate changing bags,… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
While I've written in the POV (point of view) of adolescent characters before... I never have had to create novels in which… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
A black person grows up in this country - and in many places - knowing that racism will be as familiar as… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
In some ways, I think 'Pulp Fiction' hurt cinema in a very, very minor, small way. It did a massive amount of… — Roger Avary Copy Share Image
It definitely helps to have been through the arm training flow before and to have used the arm on orbit, and it… — Linda M. Godwin Copy Share Image
I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing?… — Thierry Henry Copy Share Image
I'm part Spanish. My paternal grandfather came from Spain via Singapore to Manila. On my mother's side it's more mixture, with a… — Jessica Hagedorn Copy Share Image
The Internet's distinct configuration may have facilitated anonymous threats, copyright infringement, and cyberattacks, but it has also kindled the flame of freedom… — Jonathan Zittrain Copy Share Image
The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I… — George Michael Copy Share Image
We've also seen another future we could choose. First of all, we'd have the right to choose. It's an America in which… — Sandra Fluke Copy Share Image
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