Mary Augusta Ward Quotes
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
J. R. Smith -
Science has not been successful by making up explanations of things that fit with the current social fabric.
Kary Mullis -
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
Magic Johnson -
The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
Jackie Earle Haley -
The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand -
I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
Adam Jones
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
Sam Neill -
The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
Saint Basil -
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Oscar Wilde -
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Edmund Burke -
I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
Natalie Zea -
Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games.
Eddie Bracken
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
Wayne Grady -
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
Edmund Burke -
I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
Barbara Mandrell -
One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
K. A. Applegate -
You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
Carl Honore -
I'm not a huge fan of my work.
Tea Leoni
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The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the Oscars with her name in the nominee list, and others around her wonder whether they still stand a chance.
Rani Mukerji -
Wine is connected to abundance.
Carole Bouquet -
I've got to give you some straight talk: Some of the jobs that have left the state of Michigan are not coming back. They are not. And I am sorry to tell you that.
John McCain -
Sometimes societies become too stupid to survive. A nation that takes Barack Obama's current rhetorical flourishes seriously is certainly well advanced along that dismal path.
Mark Steyn -
I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.
Elisabeth Shue -
One may as well preach a respectable mythology as anything else.
Mary Augusta Ward