Dani Shapiro Quotes
Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word.Dani Shapiro
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I have received the greatest honor in my life - and the greatest surprise. Never did I dream that the Nobel Prize could be awarded for the reciprocal relations.
Lars Onsager -
She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
Earl Scruggs -
Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
Radhanath Swami -
I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something.
Eden Hazard -
I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
Samina Baig -
It's just my natural way - to be funny. I don't know why that is. But as I've said, humor is a quick cover for shock, horror, confusion. The critics hate funny writers for the most part. They think funny is not serious, but I think that funny can be even more serious than nonfunny. And it can be more affecting, too.
T. C. Boyle
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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
I went around Coimbatore quite often while I was shooting for Velayudham. It's a fascinating place with a lot of energy.
Hansika Motwani -
Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
Kate Winslet -
Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
It's hard for me to even watch comedies I'm in.
Verne Troyer -
I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.
Fleur East
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
Fat Joe -
I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
Yani Tseng -
I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
Zooey Deschanel -
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
Quincy Jones -
If you go to a paintball subreddit, paintball companies can advertise to you.
Sam Altman -
I found the happiest woman in America is between 50 and 55, is happily married, has made significant progress in her career, and lives in a community where she can easily exercise outside. But the most important single thing was she had her last child before she was 35.
Gail Sheehy
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I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn't written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
Zach Braff -
I was not an easy kid.
Patricia Heaton -
I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspective.
Laura Esquivel -
I was in the streets at eight, nine years old.
Young Thug -
People call me the human emoji because I think people recognize that if I'm ever thinking something or feeling a certain emotion, it goes straight to my face. So if I'm happy, you'll know I'm happy, and if I'm mad, you'll know I'm mad just by looking at me.
Laurie Hernandez -
Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word.
Dani Shapiro