Abraham Verghese Quotes
Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
Abraham Verghese
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
Gabriel Iglesias
I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
Octavia Spencer
My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
Dan Blocker
Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there.
Nancy O'Dell
I studied at the Hebrew University Medical Faculty, graduated, and was an Israel Defense Forces' combat physician on a Navy ship.
Aaron Ciechanover
When I was in drama school, I really got into a dark place. I went to a therapist - it was really helpful to have that dialogue with someone. So I understand anxiety.
Finn Jones
About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'
Finn Jones
The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
Forest Whitaker
In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
Florence King
Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
Dan Marino
There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
J. Donald Walters
I just lost interest in performing.
Taylor Sheridan
It's good to be sent back to the underground. There's always a good side to bad things and the good side to this is that at least everyone has to go back down.
Joe Strummer
The Clash
Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something.
Paul Theroux
Because of the earlier loss of the two elder siblings, my brother and I lived a very pampered and protected life. Nursemaids kept constant watch. With my parents busy at dinner parties and social events, we only met them as if for a daily royal audience.
Charles K. Kao
Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
Rachel Zoe
My childhood in Arlington, Va., a middle class suburb of Washington, was uneventful. Ours was a very intellectual family, and we were encouraged to read at a very early age.
David Gross
Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
Abraham Verghese
