Roz Chast (Rosalind "Roz" Chast) Quotes
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
Fede Alvarez -
God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
Watkin Tudor Jones -
The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
Samuel Butler -
I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
Gail Sheehy -
I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
Daniel Curtis Lee -
But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
Patricia Heaton
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I always say 'thriller;' if they see you're a woman - and you're a blond woman - people assume you're writing about cats and romances where somebody has died.
Karin Slaughter -
I sometimes think if I had gone to Oxford or Cambridge and looked like a handsome young guy who could be in an Evelyn Waugh novel or something, I'd be a massive movie star. But there's a longevity to what I do. It's more reliable. Someone isn't deciding that I'm the next big thing.
Eddie Marsan -
Death is not something any one of us want to dwell on, but we must all confront it at some point.
Lara Giddings -
For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to help them, to concentrate on universal values of mercy, co-operation and tolerance.
Wadah Khanfar -
Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He has to seek insight rather than to preach.
Walter Lippmann -
My only reason why I am not doing films is my children. My children need my attention, and it's my duty to give them my time. I have not given birth to them to just dump them and go off to work. I am not that kind of a person.
Kajol
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In life, I'm pretty low-key and quite non-descript.
Olivia Cooke -
What really troubles me is that democracy is getting a bad name because it is identified with imposition and occupation. I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.
Madeleine Albright -
It is time which imparts strength to all things and brings them to maturity.
Hippocrates -
Likewise, I see no shame in writing Captain America or Wolverine.
Mark Millar -
I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.
Phyllis Logan -
The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.
Patty Judge
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I might not be Silent any longer, but I still have the perfect poker face.
Nalini Singh -
And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
Ian McDiarmid -
Most people don't pray until they're in trouble. When people need help they pray a lot. But after they get what they want, they slow down. If a man takes five showers a day, his body will be clean. Praying five times a day helps me clean my mind.
Muhammad Ali -
This (stand-off) will not be resolved by military means, let's be clear about that.
Jack Straw -
It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it.
Roz Chast