I am unable to think of any critical, complex human activity that could be safely reduced to a simple summary equation. — Jerome Powell Copy Share Image
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A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself. — Marianne Moore Copy Share Image
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I couldn't do anything without help and was unable to function in everyday life. — Frankie Bridge Copy Share Image
If we haven't a grouch against Fortune, we seem unable to avoid one against ourselves. — Winifred Holtby Copy Share Image
I think I would have been a hopeless spy. I love telling stories and am almost entirely unable to keep a secret. — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
I began writing 'Matterhorn' in 1975 and for more than 30 years I kept working on my novel in my spare time,… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
I'm unable to do the thing that Broadway actors do in plays, sometimes for years. The same exact blocking, the same exact… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return… — Judith Miller Copy Share Image
In 1906, I developed pleurisy and was unable to get into condition. So I asked for my release and obtained it. So… — Kid Nichols Copy Share Image
For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
No one wants to live in a wheelchair unable to talk, only winking once for yes and twice for no. It's perfectly… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
When choosing between two similar applicants, hiring managers are increasingly turning to social media outlets to supplement information they are unable to… — Amy Jo Martin Copy Share Image
As a person navigating the waters of public scrutiny, you are often unable to hold on to personal heroes or villains. Inevitably… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they would be assuming a burden though they knew… — John Boyle O'Reilly Copy Share Image
In refugee camps around the world, I met people who were gone. They were still walking around but had lost so much… — Deborah Ellis Copy Share Image
Automakers have been unable to build a viable electric car, mainly because batteries don't allow enough range, are too costly, and take… — Charles Platt Copy Share Image
In the earliest years of the AIDS crisis, there were many gay men who were unable to come out about the fact… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
The human brain is a product of natural selection. In the face of scarcity, our hominid great-great-uncles were unable to compete against… — Justin Rosenstein Copy Share Image
It was extremely difficult to suppress my emotions, because my character in' A Girl at My Door' goes through so many infuriating… — Bae Doona Copy Share Image
Sometimes, particularly in summers in New York, I have tried to write in shorts or with no shirt on and found myself… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
