James Broughton Quotes
I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.James Broughton
Quotes to Explore
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
Lars von Trier -
Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
W. Clement Stone -
I love to bake. There's something very ritualistic about it, kind of magic.
Rachel Miner -
It is very difficult to work in another language, and it is also very challenging.
Yami Gautam -
I never felt I had the kind of relationship with Magic that I could just pick up the phone and call him at home.
Karl Malone -
Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
Victoria Moran
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I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something.
Dan Colen -
I never wanted to be a public figure. I feel that I always have to dampen down people's expectations. They expect me to be an oracle, wave a magic wand, sprinkle some slow, sparkly dust on them, to make everything all right.
Carl Honore -
I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.
Vikas Swarup -
The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.
Caitriona Balfe -
I have been writing fairy tales for as long as I can remember. Not much has changed in terms of my natural attraction to the narrative techniques of fairy tales. My appreciation of them in the traditional stories has deepened, especially of flat and unadorned language, intuitive logic, abstraction, and everyday magic.
Kate Bernheimer -
I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.
Queen Latifah
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When you're rehearsing, you get really inspired in the beginning, but then it becomes repetitious and you lose the magic. How do you get the magic again? The magic happens when you're not pushing it.
Nadine Velazquez -
I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident - and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do.
Zooey Deschanel -
I'm very scared sometimes that fashion might attack its own magic by the amount of exposure.
Raf Simons -
While I accept that large investment rounds will always garner headlines, it's almost as if the magic number of how much cash you've managed to raise has become both a stamp of approval and the main metric for gauging a business's true worth.
Maelle Gavet -
You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust.
Walter O'Brien -
Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.
Karen Finerman
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Black Girl Magic is a radiant revolution against misogynoir - misogyny directed towards Black women and internalized hatred. Black women are subject to so many societal messages that tell them they are not beautiful, smart, or capable. Black Girl Magic is the conscious unraveling of those toxic concepts through self-love and acceptance. It preaches that despite the pressures I face, I glow more than ever before.
Amandla Stenberg -
When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything.
Indra Nooyi -
For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
My whammy system is set up so I can yank the bar up as well as do dive-bombs with it. This means that if I accidentally push down on the bridge with my palm, my strings go sharp and sound out of tune. I make sure this never happens by never resting my hand on the bridge when muting. I always do my muting just in front of the bridge.
Darrell Lance Abbott -
Not too many people know what a pentathlon is or what's involved, which is why visiting schools is good because they can learn about it at a young age and hopefully try it out.
Chloe Esposito -
I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.
James Broughton