Brendan I. Koerner Quotes
A surprising number of American skyjackers were not yet old enough to drink or sometimes even drive. These adolescents were generally inept at planning their crimes, and few of their capers met with any success; most seemed to end within moments of starting, usually after a fatherly pilot convinced the nervous teen to hand over his gun.Brendan I. Koerner
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I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job.
G. Willow Wilson -
When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
Daisaku Ikeda -
It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
Carl T. Rowan -
When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
Tamara Ecclestone -
I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
Gary Herbert -
Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
S. Jay Olshansky
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
Barbara Kruger -
I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
Gary Paulsen -
Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
W. H. Davies -
If a writer doesn't do anything but give a new word to his language and, from there, maybe to other languages, I think that writer redefines the world.
Ilan Stavans -
The sound of a golf game is very different than the sound of a football game.
Parker Posey -
I was at a restaurant in Glasgow, and I was walking down the stairs. A woman passed me and said, 'Oh my God, what are you doing here?' I didn't know who she was, and I was like, 'Sorry?' She goes, 'Oh no, sorry, I follow you on Twitter. I just didn't expect to see you here.'
Caitriona Balfe
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You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
AJ McLean -
I go into a young film director's office these days and he says, 'Hey man, I know who you are. I grew up watching 'McHale's Navy'. And I think, 'Oh boy, here we go again'.
Mako -
I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.
Taron Egerton -
The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.
Harold S. Geneen -
I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.
Rafael Nadal -
'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.
Lady Gaga
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
Eartha Kitt -
It's important to know, whether you're pro or anti the current president and what he's doing, that he's doing what he thinks is for the betterment of the country because his interest is to make this country a better place.
Joe Morton -
Audiences are smart, and they don't need to be spoon-fed everything.
Garth Davis -
You can wait your whole life for the right moment and it might never come, so I'm a big believer in making now the right moment.
Logan Henderson Big Time Rush -
I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player.
Pat Burns -
A surprising number of American skyjackers were not yet old enough to drink or sometimes even drive. These adolescents were generally inept at planning their crimes, and few of their capers met with any success; most seemed to end within moments of starting, usually after a fatherly pilot convinced the nervous teen to hand over his gun.
Brendan I. Koerner