Aminatta Forna Quotes
I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.Aminatta Forna
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
Felicity Kendal -
I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
Candice Olson -
It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.
Ian Mckellen -
I think it's fun running with dogs. They're always so fit and fast.
Bear Grylls -
I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for.
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen
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I remember sitting in on meetings where everyone in the room was twice as old as I was.
Sam Yagan -
I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
Gavin DeGraw -
Sometimes, I feel that Manhattan in particular has gotten really tame and gentrified or something.
Tea Leoni -
If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
Natalia Vodianova -
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
Calvin Coolidge -
American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don't know what to copy.
W. Edwards Deming
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To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.
Irina Shayk -
I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president.
Ingrid Betancourt -
I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.
Rand Paul -
The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented.
L. Neil Smith -
Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.
Sally Field -
I had this totally impossible dream of being an actress. Trust me, just because I'm lucky enough to be doing this doesn't make any of this less of a pipe dream. And nothing gets my juices flowing like a really great performance. To see someone on stage, I get really excited.
Olivia Thirlby
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I have the feeling that all stories travel with an understory.
Ali Smith -
I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why.
Jon Gruden -
You've got to know much more than the mere technicalities of notes. You've got to know sounds and what goes between the notes.
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience -
I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
Laura Haddock -
I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.
Maggie Smith -
I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.
Aminatta Forna