Doris Lessing Quotes
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
Barbara Demick -
Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
C. V. Raman -
I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
Mandy Patinkin -
People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
Kate Upton -
When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
Ha-Joon Chang -
I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
Brown Campbell
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In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England loves her Queen, and has full motive to do so.
Lajos Kossuth -
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.
Taylor Jenkins Reid -
My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
Samantha Stosur -
Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
Ted Rall -
I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
Vanessa Minnillo
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I can laugh and cry at the drop of a freakin' hat - all at the same time.
Carlene Carter -
For gay people, we learned about our lives in secrecy and a lot of fear.
Ira Sachs -
I babysat kids in a ShopRite, which is a grocery store. They had a babysitting center so that parents could bring their children while they shopped. It was awful. I also was not very good at keeping the kids calm.
Kate Micucci -
They hate whom they fear.
Quintus Ennius -
You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
Warren Ellis -
Certainly when I got to medical school, I had role models of the kind of physicians I wanted to be. I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around, but he carried it off so well.
Abraham Verghese
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We often see literature about women that impair and immerse the women themselves, such as when women are portrayed as objects of consumerism.
Okky Madasari -
From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.
Ellsworth Huntington -
To be sure, if you watch CNBC all day long you'll pick up some interesting news about particular companies and the economy as a whole. Unfortunately, to get to the useful information, you have to wade through reams of useless stuff, with little guidance on how to distinguish between the two.
James Surowiecki -
The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long, long time. I was drawn to it because of the power of the writing, which gives me the actor a chance to explore many facets of myself.
Linda Lavin -
I am never going to write for the sake of writing.
Emma Lazarus -
In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.
Doris Lessing