I was born deaf. I was raised in a hearing world and in a deaf world at the same time. I can't… — Sean Berdy Copy Share Image
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In my Indian bedroom, the carved, cut-out marble jalis, or screens, which were formerly used by Indian princes to keep their wives… — Doris Duke Copy Share Image
I played in football games where you walk off the field and the scoreboard didn't end up the way you wanted. But… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
Not counting 'Small Steps,' I think 'Holes' is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
Writing songs helped me figure out how to communicate with other people. I finally figured out that if I could express something… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the… — Adam Ostrow Copy Share Image
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The trapeze was my first love. To me, it's normal. It's all I've ever known. But when I see other people's upbringings,… — Neon Hitch Copy Share Image
I think jamming is the way we begin to communicate. In the old days, people actually wrote notes on paper and sent… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
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When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
I had to steel myself against this psychic devastation - to see your father on the street. It's hard enough to pick… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
Israelis and Palestinians are suspicious of each other and of promises from outside. But the need for a negotiated solution between the… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
I've done my best to work from a place of humility - always looking over your shoulder saying, 'Does this suck?' and… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
It's hard to avoid 'unconscious overclaiming.' In unconscious overclaiming, we unconsciously overestimate our contributions relative to others. This makes sense, because we're… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
When two people are paying close attention to each other, check out the others in the group and see who's observing. Human… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
This life journey has led me to love mystery and not feel the need to change it or make it un-mysterious. This… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
I think that as a band, we find joy, and we love what we are doing. We are very good friends, so… — Shane Filan Copy Share Image
The key to acting - from what little I know about that wonderful craft - is listening, and interacting with the other… — James Gray Copy Share Image
'Natural' is a word that has become unmoored by its meanings. If you go into a vitamin shop, things are natural, and… — Michael Specter Copy Share Image
In March 1943, my parents, four-year-old sister and I were interned with other foreign civilians at Lunghua camp, a former teacher training… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
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It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different.… — Mayim Bialik Copy Share Image
I watched 'Iron Man 3' the other night, and my chin was on the floor. 'Vikingdom' is a different type of movie,… — Craig Fairbrass Copy Share Image
Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing,… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
Most filmmakers' entire body of knowledge is of other movies. When they describe things, they describe them in relation to other movies.… — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
One thing that helps to stretch me is to listen to other preacher's sermons. Every year, I will listen to at least… — Adam Hamilton Copy Share Image
I come from Beverley in East Yorkshire, and no one there would step outside their front door, or even their back door,… — Anna Maxwell Martin Copy Share Image
What was really wonderful about the 'Doubtfire' shoot is that we had this really long rehearsal period in the beginning. That was… — Lisa Jakub Copy Share Image
It's very hard to behave naturally when you know people recognise you. On the other hand, I still sometimes get upgraded in… — Rick Astley Copy Share Image
My mother 'gave teas' the way other mothers breathed. Her own mother 'gave teas.' All of their friends 'gave teas,' each involving… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
When you talk about avant-garde cuisine, the surprise factor is really important. For example, I love looking at blogs and the photos,… — Ferran Adria Copy Share Image
Listen to other people tell their story, but don't believe them. You know that it's just a story that is only true… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
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We, Homo sapiens, destroyed the majority of the large mammalian species in North America and Australasia just over 10,000 years ago. We,… — Michael Smith Copy Share Image
If there's one thing white men have never had a problem with in this clubby, white marble enclave of Washington, it's getting… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
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