Isobelle Carmody (Isobelle Jane Carmody) Quotes

The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication. Its potency often lies in what it does not say.

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• Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it.

  

  Quentin Bryce
  • People
  • Long
  • Action

• I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.

  

  Maggie Cheung
  • Time
  • Doing
  • Part

• Steve Jobs is the most epic entrepreneur of all time. He served as a guiding light for any emerging businessperson who wanted to learn how things should get done. He'll be looked at as one of the best business leaders of all time, and certainly one of the best tech entrepreneurs.

  

  Aaron Levie
  • Time
  • Done
  • Business

• I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.

  

  Yves Saint Laurent
  • Women
  • Joy
  • Famous

• Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.

  

  Abu Bakar Bashir
  • Time
  • World
  • God

• I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

  

  T. D. Jakes
  • Yourself
  • Gift
  • Forgiveness

• I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

  

  Kamala Harris
  • Believe
  • Help
  • Change

• I'm lucky to come from a very musical family. If you put a record on and turn the volume up, there's a pretty good chance you'll have a lot of people dancing very quickly.

  

  Imelda May
  • People
  • Up
  • Good

• Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Fear
  • Name
  • Increases

• I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.

  

  Taylor Lautner
  • Good
  • Fun
  • Silly

• We met because Chad was in one of my classes, and I was looking for someone to write music with. I knew that he wrote his own music, and he seemed nice, so I found out he was going to be in a practice room, practicing his trumpet. He'd already said he was too busy to hang out or hear any new people or work on any music, so I stalked him.

  

  Ian Axel
  • People
  • Work
  • Music

• Northwest Ohio is flat. There isn't much up. The land is so flat that a child from Toledo is under the impression that the direction hills go is down. Sledding is done down from street level into creek beds and road cuts.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Up
  • Done
  • Road

• Ultimately, biological phenomena involve molecules, and understanding them involves understanding the underlying chemistry. In my opinion, this is a particularly exciting area of chemistry.

  

  Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
  • Understanding
  • Opinion
  • Chemistry

• I'm shocked at being recognized.

  

  Dan Stevens
  • Being
  • Recognized
  • Shocked

• Honestly, like, American football is not that big over in the U.K., so we hadn't really heard of Drew Brees before. I did know that he was, like, a massive football player. He's a massive star, so I was still a little bit anxious and nervous to meet him.

  

  Zayn Malik One Direction
  • American
  • Know
  • Football

• I don't believe in God.

  

  Gail Porter
  • God
  • Believe

• Criticism always seemed to me a lot like police work. You look for clues, fingerprints, motives. You need to construct an airtight case.

  

  Nathaniel Rich
  • Work
  • Police
  • Criticism

• Everybody should have an equal chance - but they shouldn't have a flying start.

  

  Harold Wilson
  • Chance
  • Start
  • Flying

• 'Villain' is such a harsh word.

  

  Ed Westwick
  • Word
  • Villain
  • Harsh

• Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player - more than listening to a teacher - is the best way to get it.

  

  Vijay Singh
  • Knowledge
  • Best
  • Player

• The District of Columbia has every right to pass their own laws, and House Republicans should stay out of it.

  

  Jan Schakowsky
  • House

• I always say the next one is my favorite.

  

  Walter Hill
  • Always
  • Say
  • Favorite

• I went to get a detective story. You have to kill time. But time will kill me too - and there´s the true, preestablished balance.

  

  Simone de Beauvoir
  • Balance
  • Story
  • Kill

• The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication. Its potency often lies in what it does not say.

  

  Isobelle Carmody
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  • Potency