Daniel Finkelstein Quotes
Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so optimistic. What fans are interested in is 'throwawayability': which teams toss away hard-earned leads? Now we know that 'throwawayability' exists because we proved last season that 'bouncebackability' exists (although, hilariously, Palace don't have it) and 'throw-awayability' is the flip side of it.Daniel Finkelstein
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I was vegetarian for a long time, and in the last four years I started eating chicken and fish. I feel like it really built up my strength a lot.
Laura Wilkinson -
Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
Mae West -
I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art.
G. H. Hardy -
People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.
Pat Metheny -
Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
Ralph Nader -
The combination of lentils with rice or bulgur is the absolute height of Levantine comfort food. I could eat it every day.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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I am mean; I'm nasty at times. I don't feel like talking to people at times. When I am in a bad mood and have had a really awful day, don't come in my face because I am not tolerant and I am not a goddess; I can't handle it after a point. I am going to get up, and I am going to scream, and I am going to say bad things to you.
Kajol -
I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.
Kurt Braunohler -
I've done 70 different characters on my podcast. But in terms of characters that I revisit a lot, I think there are 10 that I know more in-depth.
Lauren Lapkus -
My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.
James A. Forbes -
I really do not have a favorite amongst Trump surrogates. They all look the same to me. They really all sound eerily alike.
Ana Navarro -
Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that dream came to a rude awakening when I got cut from my high school baseball team.
Phil Knight
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In the 21st century, government efforts should focus on 'multiculturalism', including the diversity of languages.
Eduardo Bhatia -
I have a ton of cousins on my mom's side of the family, and we would put on shows together all the time and put on costumes, and we even charged our parents money.
Maulik Pancholy -
I am post-Catholic.
Christopher Buckley -
'Alien' is a great movie. So is 'Close Encounters.' But I'm not the guy who goes out to the science-fiction festival. '2001's good.
David Duchovny -
I spent 22 years in the United States military, so I'm a pretty strategic level thinker.
Allen West -
I find that a lot of times when family members get bronchitis or the flu or something like that, I'll kind of skate through and be really lucky and not get that sick.
Aaron Bruno
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. -
I have really been disillusioned with soccer in England.
George Best -
Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera.
Karl Malone -
With 'Insidious 2,' I wanted to push a potential franchise in the direction I thought it should go in.
James Wan -
Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so optimistic. What fans are interested in is 'throwawayability': which teams toss away hard-earned leads? Now we know that 'throwawayability' exists because we proved last season that 'bouncebackability' exists (although, hilariously, Palace don't have it) and 'throw-awayability' is the flip side of it.
Daniel Finkelstein