Ngaio Marsh Quotes
If you don't write about what you know, you're like a barrister and have to do a frightful amount of research for each case.Ngaio Marsh
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When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.
J. A. Konrath -
I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
Patrice Leconte -
Christians who believe in the Bible believe that it is their job to bring others the joy of salvation. Even if they're murdered, beaten to death, imprisoned - that's what you do for God.
Daniel Everett -
You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
Jack Black -
What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
Ze Frank -
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
Samuel Johnson
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A lot of the Republicans wanted exactly what Barack Obama wanted, exactly what Nancy Pelosi wanted, exactly what Harry Reid wanted, which is to raise the debt ceiling, but they wanted to be able to tell what they view as their foolish, gullible constituents back home they didn't do it.
Ted Cruz -
Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
Camryn Manheim -
If you're gonna use simile, analogy, metaphor, be descriptive and have some flowery adjectives and a few odd nouns and some engaging bits of dialogue or sentiment, then you're sort of writing a novel, really. But rock lyrics are not really known for their sophistication.
Ian Anderson -
But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
Sally Pearson -
The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
Hamilton Jordan -
I'm not opposed to comics on the Internet. It's just not interesting to me.
Daniel Clowes
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You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.
Yogi Berra -
I was always playing the hard-bitten drunk.
Sally Kellerman -
The European vision is the United Nations' vision.
Federica Mogherini -
I have candy around my bed. I just kinda like reach over and eat it and then go back to sleep, no problem.
Lamar Odom -
After karting in Venezuela, I came to Europe in 1998 to compete in international kart races, which was great for me to get experience racing outside my country. After consistently being at the top, I decided to move to Italian Formula Renault.
Pastor Maldonado -
Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power's disappearance.
Hannah Arendt
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I feel like Obama in a way. His idea that hope means not shrinking from a fight; it's the courage to reach for something. My music is that. Those are principles I try to embody.
Q-Tip -
I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or something that feels like it could be very bold in choice. And of course, the boldest possible choice you could play at the end of a character's life is death.
Owain Yeoman -
Music has always felt very real to me.
Joan Osborne -
I’ve never lived my life by the expectations society puts on you. When something doesn’t feel right or isn’t going the way it should, I listen to my instincts and change it.
Fatima Robinson -
I really love being a character actor.
Missi Pyle -
If you don't write about what you know, you're like a barrister and have to do a frightful amount of research for each case.
Ngaio Marsh