Philipp Meyer Quotes
I like mechanical things; my first book was a mechanics guide - that was what my parents couldn't pry away from me; that was the blanket.Philipp Meyer
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
Karin Slaughter -
When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
Sam Brownback -
I've got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I've taken better care of my illness.
Ville Valo HIM -
Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.
Abu Bakar Bashir -
Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
Wayne Rooney -
Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
L. Sprague de Camp -
We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
Samuel Gompers -
'Stay With Me,' for me, is my own personal anthem to the 'walk of shame...' that we've all gone through. It's the feeling after a one-night stand of not wanting that person to leave, even if you don't love them and don't even like them. It's about having that body next to you.
Sam Smith -
Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
Ted Deutch -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa -
You like the style of the people you like because it reflects something inside them.
Tavi Gevinson
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
Banks -
The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.
Adam Grant -
When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
Irwin Winkler -
Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
Adam Clarke -
A lot of the time, you see something really beautiful, but if you don't have the perfect figure and are a really small size, it won't work well for you.
Camila Alves -
If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.
Candice Swanepoel
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Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.
Alan Ball -
I truly do have the most amazing child on the face of the earth. I know all parents say that about their child, but Taylor truly is special.
Yolanda Adams -
I just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I'm glad I stuck with it.
Kevin Durant -
I think 'Game Of Thrones' has been genius, and I really don't want it to end. Every episode is huge. It's totally immense, and the actors are all fantastic in it. It has totally drawn me in.
Eric Balfour -
I like mechanical things; my first book was a mechanics guide - that was what my parents couldn't pry away from me; that was the blanket.
Philipp Meyer