Lydia Davis Quotes
If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is the language of emotion.Lydia Davis
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
Damien Hirst -
Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
Daniel Barenboim -
In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
C. Northcote Parkinson -
Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done.
Walter O'Brien -
I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
Sally Watson -
I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
Katee Sackhoff
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Examine the history of China for 2,000 years back, and then compare it with the Western history of fifty years! Does the government of these foreign countries present such a record of generosity, benevolence, loyalty, and honesty as ours?
Zhang Zhidong -
I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
Oliver Hudson -
The Arab states don't seem to do a good job of providing for their own people, so I am not sure why they would suddenly develop an ability to help the Palestinians.
Walter Russell Mead -
The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
Ted Nelson -
Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
Natalie Massenet -
A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
Paris Hilton
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R. Kelly is a thing on TV, but nobody knows Robert and what he's been through.
R. Kelly -
I wanted to get a cropped hairdo, but Sreenu Vaitla loves my look in 'Chiruta,' so he suggested that I keep the long hair.
Ram Charan -
Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.
Caity Lotz -
I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
Fiona Apple -
Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
Gavin Hood -
Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.
Dana Rohrabacher
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If I sit down to write a young-adult novel, then I'm going to write either to the punch-pulling expectation of what I can't do, or I'm going to go the other way and think about what can I sneak in to be 'down with the kids' - which would be excruciating.
Patrick Ness -
You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 R's only one begins with an R.
Dennis Miller -
read widely, not in order to copy someone else's style, but to learn to appreciate and recognize good writing and to see how the best writers have achieved their result. Poor writing is, unfortunately, infectious and should be avoided.
P. D. James -
When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being myself.
Ben Hopkins -
If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is the language of emotion.
Lydia Davis