I haven't always wanted to be an actor, no. I wasn't one of the little kids that was desperate to be an… — Gemma Chan Copy Share Image
A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail. — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
During the protracted tooth-and-nail tussle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, I was one of those fierce… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
Pritkin kissed like he did everything else, straightforward, accepting no prisoners and with an intensity that left me breathless. It was hot… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
What if you lived your entire life completely without urgency? You went to classes, you ate your meals, on Saturday nights a… — Joyce Johnson Copy Share Image
Failure may be cruel, but success is crueller still. The gods are usurers, you know; they lend to mortals, but they exact… — Katherine Cecil Thurston Copy Share Image
And it seemed hard to believe that these people who were so close to me couldn’t see how desperate I was, or… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“Love in war is an act of defiance. A fragile thing, born in blood and fire, clinging to moments stolen between battles.… — Dustin Lee Copy Share Image
'Dancing with the Stars' is a great format for us. It's a format we license from the BBC, so that can't travel… — Anne Sweeney Copy Share Image
The most degrading of human passions is the fear of death. It tears away the restraints and the conventions which alone make… — Gertrude Bell Copy Share Image
Don't compliment me in the middle of an argument. It won't make me stammer or blush, and it just makes you look… — Suzanne Enoch Copy Share Image
I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years.… — Felicity Kendal Copy Share Image
That’s the funny thing about knowing you can’t have something. It makes you desperate. -Leah — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
The recent death of Gene McCarthy reminded me of a lesson I spent a long, long time unlearning, so now I have… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers,… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
Forget the statistics...we have to do more. You cannot look these children in the eye and see how desperate is their situation… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
Some of our best episodes of 'Buffy' were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not about political prestige… — Ben Bova Copy Share Image
Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create… — Thomas More Copy Share Image
And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are… — George Combe Copy Share Image
he asked, "what makes a man a writer?" "well," I said, "it's simple, it's either you get it down on paper or… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world, my strongest… — Steve McCurry Copy Share Image
