Lisa Jewell Quotes
I write in cafes, never at home. I cannot focus at home, am forever getting off my chair to do other things. In a cafe, I have to sit still, or I'll look a bit unhinged.Lisa Jewell
Quotes to Explore
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We're spirited and spiritual... and fun follows us around.
Naomi Judd -
You don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to you, because they respect and regard you.
Olympia Dukakis -
Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
Paloma Faith -
I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
Venus Williams -
I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
Frances McDormand -
The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian.
B. H. Liddell Hart
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
Jack Welch -
I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
Tamsin Egerton -
The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.
Maggie Hassan -
Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepared myself for it. When that opportunity came - in the form of the chance to earn an engineering degree - I was ready.
Naveen Jain -
My motivation and aspiration is the same, being number one or being number five. So that's the truth. And my goal is the same - it's to always be happy playing, it's to enjoy the game and improve always.
Rafael Nadal -
In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
Yitzhak Rabin
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Through the wholesale destruction of the representatives of a class that from the beginning of history had been the directing and creative force in civilization, a process began which was almost mechanical.
Ralph Adams Cram -
We grow small trying to be great.
E. Stanley Jones -
Squid don't eat jellyfish, but they eat the things that eat the jellyfish. Jellyfishes put on a lightshow to attract a larger predator. It's caught in the clutches of something like a fish and has no hope for escape unless its lightshow attracts something bigger that will attack their attacker.
Edith Widder -
For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
Upamanyu Chatterjee -
I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.
Kali Hawk -
You still slightly down that you're ever going to work again, every time you finish something. That's the territory of being an actor. It's like anything that's competitive. It takes a lot of determination. I just feel lucky to be able to do something that I really love.
Felicity Jones
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You can pass on my respects to the grand mufti, but I will not cover myself up.
Marine Le Pen -
Nothing is good in moderation. You cannot know good in anything until you have torn the heart out of it by excess.
Oscar Wilde -
The universe is hilarious! Like, Venus is 900 degrees. I could tell you it melts lead. But that's not as fun as saying, 'You can cook a pizza on the windowsill in nine seconds.' And next time my fans eat pizza, they're thinking of Venus!
Neil deGrasse Tyson -
The last thing we need is efforts by some politicians and the NRA to arm educators and allow more guns in our schools.
Randi Weingarten -
I am delighted to be joining 'Guardian U.S.'s team as a weekly columnist, and to have the chance to address American and global current events on its distinguished platform. 'Guardian U.S.' brings the 'Guardian's hard-hitting investigative brand to a new focus on American news and opinion.
Naomi Wolf -
I write in cafes, never at home. I cannot focus at home, am forever getting off my chair to do other things. In a cafe, I have to sit still, or I'll look a bit unhinged.
Lisa Jewell