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.

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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
  • Money
  • Single
  • Author

• I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

  

  Patrice Leconte
  • Preparation
  • Dwell

• 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
  • God
  • Believe
  • Job

• You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.

  

  Jack Black
  • Power
  • Never
  • Underestimate

• 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
  • Funny
  • Human
  • Superior

• Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Passion
  • Justice
  • Revenge

• 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
  • Home
  • View
  • Debt

• Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.

  

  Camryn Manheim
  • Women
  • Years
  • Size

• 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
  • Writing
  • You
  • Rock

• 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
  • World
  • Think
  • Taken

• The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.

  

  Hamilton Jordan
  • Today
  • Control
  • Process

• I'm not opposed to comics on the Internet. It's just not interesting to me.

  

  Daniel Clowes
  • Interesting
  • Me
  • Internet

• You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.

  

  Yogi Berra
  • People
  • You
  • Always

• I was always playing the hard-bitten drunk.

  

  Sally Kellerman
  • Always
  • Playing
  • Drunk

• The European vision is the United Nations' vision.

  

  Federica Mogherini
  • Vision
  • United Nations

• 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
  • Problem
  • Sleep
  • Candy

• 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
  • Country
  • Experience
  • Italian

• 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
  • Music
  • Hope
  • Courage

• My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you want to do; you will discover your next project.

  

  Lukas Foss
  • Music
  • Advice

• Couture occupies the uppermost stratosphere of fashion. It is the holy of holies, as only about 2,000 women globally are fortunate enough to wear these precious garments tailored to their exact measurements, making it perhaps the most exclusive club in the world.

  

  Kevin Kwan
  • World
  • Women
  • Fashion

• The smoke and the fire and the speed, the action and the sound, and everything that goes together, [the steam engine] is the most beautiful machine that we ever made, there's just nothing like it.

  

  O. Winston Link
  • Together
  • Beautiful
  • Action

• That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.

  

  Judy Blume
  • Book
  • Dream
  • Anxiety

• He is definitely a prime example of how to be a pro, whether it's on the field, off the field, whatever. You can't have a better model for a young guy coming in on how to behave yourself and how to carry yourself. He's definitely done all the right things throughout his career.

  

  Champ Bailey
  • Done
  • Career
  • Example

• 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