Donald Barthelme Quotes
MAGGIE: Did you have a good time? HILDA: The affair ran the usual course. Fever, boredom, trapped. MAGGIE: Hot, rinse, spin dry.Donald Barthelme
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
Patrick Lencioni -
I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
Aaron Neville -
People just don't sit down and watch shows live anymore. They DVR it. They stream it; they watch it on Netflix or iTunes.
Madchen Amick -
Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
Page McConnell -
I am healthy and happy.
Candice Swanepoel -
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
Ted Danson
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
Ferdinand Marcos -
I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
Baz Luhrmann -
Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
Lady Gregory -
My profession has helped me to grow up.
Ziyi Zhang -
The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
H. G. Wells -
The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.
Carl Bernstein
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Felix Frankfurter -
More is asked of you on stage. It's no way to make a living. But it's like a bullfight. You find out who can do it and who can't.
D. B. Sweeney -
Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.
Kate DiCamillo -
There are tons of examples of U.K. and European mistakes. A classic one is pensions. That's obviously not an America-specific thing. The British and European economies are suffering under the weight of what is to come. The next great Ponzi scheme after Madoff is probably pensions.
Dambisa Moyo -
In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I don't think the elite class is only speaking the good English.
Mamata Banerjee
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I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
Rachel Bloom -
Queen Latifah has been a huge part of my career. She has been a huge, huge part of my career since the very beginning.
Keke Palmer -
One of the great joys in life is reading, yet it's the main thing people say they don't have time to do.
Dana Perino -
It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways.
J. J. Watt -
MAGGIE: Did you have a good time? HILDA: The affair ran the usual course. Fever, boredom, trapped. MAGGIE: Hot, rinse, spin dry.
Donald Barthelme