Kate Atkinson Quotes
I usually start writing a novel that I then abandon. When I say abandon, I don't think any writer ever abandons anything that they regard as even a half-good sentence. So you recycle. I mean, I can hang on to a sentence for several years and then put it into a book that's completely different from the one it started in.Kate Atkinson
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It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.
Zubin Mehta -
And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican president, but Ronald Reagan was someone I thought captured the spirit of America.
Ed Gillespie -
There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
Kailash Satyarthi -
I think that in Mexico, we must change some practices that were built during the 72 years of predominance in Mexico. Former presidents would just hide away, run away or disappear. And I think it's key in a democracy that presidents face people, see eye to eye to citizens and work to keep on contributing to the - to Mexico.
Vicente Fox -
The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
Oriana Fallaci -
I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
Lance Ito
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
Ted Koppel -
The celebration of homeownership seems to be part of a countermovement against popular owning of shares in corporations.
Edmund Phelps -
It goes without saying that it's hard to attain a certain level of success.
T.I. -
When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.
Madeleine Albright -
My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
Randy Pausch
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Power and speed be hands and feet.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
Jack Wild -
My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!
Sally Field -
Let me tell you that I love the United States.
Vicente Fox -
The horror genre is vast and full of brilliance. Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Herman Melville, the book of Esther. I'll happily join that list.
Victor LaValle
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Moderates want their faith respected. They don't want faith itself criticized, and yet faith itself is what is bringing us all this - this lunacy.
Sam Harris -
The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.
Stephen Covey -
Bands always call me when they are in need of a boost and I come in and put them back on top.
Nile Rodgers Chic -
Regardless of how funny I want to be, I don't ever have a problem speaking from my heart or speaking honestly to people.
Mac DeMarco -
I usually start writing a novel that I then abandon. When I say abandon, I don't think any writer ever abandons anything that they regard as even a half-good sentence. So you recycle. I mean, I can hang on to a sentence for several years and then put it into a book that's completely different from the one it started in.
Kate Atkinson