Persecution means an attempt to drive out, attempt to subjugate, and there are various ways that that can be done. Sarah Palin's… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
My father and I used to tussle about me becoming an actor. He's from strong, Presbyterian Scottish working-class stock, and he used… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I have come to think that money is very much like a person, and it will respond when you treat it as… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen.… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
It is not the conservative psyche that needs analysis. Conservatives were right in the Cold War --so right that liberals are pretending… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I am in a constant state of surprise these days. Actually, now that I calculate, I've been betrothed only one full day,… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share Image
I keep "leave me alone, I'm busy " pretending to work sign with me because my dad once told me to find… — James Monroe Iglehart Copy Share Image
To large numbers of American citizens life in certain parts of the country becomes intolerably hazardous. They may be seized on any… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I've had problems with my eyes, and my legs hurt if I walk a great deal. That's due to very bad circulation.… — Mary Tyler Moore Copy Share Image
Mr. Branwell and Mr. Carstairs seem to have no problem cleaning their boots,” Sophie said, looking darkly from Will to Tessa. “Perhaps… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can't face up to the fact of other people… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I've worked in an office. People are sitting down doing their stuff, or pretending to do their stuff, and they're bored. I've… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
A terrible cold world of ice and death had replaced the living world we had always known. Outside there was only the… — Anna Kavan Copy Share Image
The difference between listening and pretending to listen, I discovered, is enormous. One is fluid, the other is rigid. One is alive,… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
“People will be surprised at the eagerness with which we went about pretending to rouse from its slumber a sexuality which everything-our… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“A little boy, he can play like he's a fireman or a cop--although fewer and fewer are pretending to be cops, thank… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
The social scientist is in a difficult, if not impossible position. On the one hand there is the temptation to see all… — Richard Lewontin Copy Share Image
Suicide is kinda dumb to me. If I wanna kill myself I will. It's not hard to die, I could do it… — Donald Glover Copy Share Image
I used to hide it but after a lot of encouragement from my friends at university, I've gained the confidence to come… — Jess Smith Copy Share Image
I don't want to tell people what to think. I'm the least qualified person in the world for that. If I'd go… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
You have big names in Scientology running around pretending to be the nicest people, and they take the care to talk to… — Leah Remini Copy Share Image
I've got three kids. I worry about them but the gospel freed me and freed my wife. We are not trying to… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
From the night Buddy Willard kissed me and said I must go out with a lot of boys, he made me feel… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“The truth was, somewhere down the line, between the hospitalisations and the drugs, I’d somehow lost the cornerstone of humanity: the ability… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
I think being an actor in general is acknowledging that we are constantly playing different roles, that we have all these different… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
“You knew what I was," he said, taking his hair back from his face, eyes wild with the will to make me… — Karen Healey Copy Share Image
Well, I've just played a midwife but never for a second would I think that I could ever deliver a baby! So,… — Christine Bottomley Copy Share Image
Tomorrow we go back to normal?" "Sure," Mab said. "It'll be like none of this happened. Except I'll still be pregnant, and… — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
My Father taught me to weigh my words carefully, and speak up only when I had something insightful to add to the… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
Hugh and I have been together for so long that in order to arouse extraordinary passion, we need to engage in physical… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“I wasn't good at pretending, that was the thing. After what had happened in that burning house, given what went on there,… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
I'm suffering from stage fright. I don't like making speeches. [...] I'm the kind of introvert actor who likes putting on other… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
“At cocktail parties, I played the part of a successful businessman's wife to perfection. I smiled, I made polite chit-chat, and I… — Suzie Burke Copy Share Image
After all, what was adult life but one moment of weakness piled on top of another? Most people just fell in line… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
Nobody gives way to anybody. Everyone just angles, points, dives directly toward his destination, pretending it is an all-or-nothing gamble. People glare… — Andrew X. Pham Copy Share Image
“Pretending you aren’t going to die is detrimental to your enjoyment of life. It is detrimental in the same way that it… — Steve Chandler Copy Share Image
Romance isn't just about roses or killing dragons or sailing a kayak around the world. It's also about chocolate chip cookies and… — Steve Kluger Copy Share Image
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