John Irving Quotes
It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them.
John Irving
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National armies fight nations, royal armies fight their like, the first obey a mob, always demented and the second a king, generally sane.
J. F. C. Fuller
My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
Lance Loud
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
Nastia Liukin
I think it's like, you know, you can't get ahead of yourself, because no amount of success or exposure or opportunity is going to really matter or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what you're doing right now.
Zachary Quinto
I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.
Eden Hazard
What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.
Zoe Saldana
I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.
Jackie Evancho
My objective with strategy is to be very repetitive, to be somewhat boring, to allow people to coalesce behind a common direction.
Mark V. Hurd
More than simply capturing brief moments in time, MixBit helps people bring stories to life.
Chad Hurley
In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along.
Billy Joel
It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them.
John Irving