Ben Okri Quotes
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Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter.
Ian Watson -
The way deals are done, every idea is looked at 50 different ways. Now, the market continues to change all the time. And we are always looking at everything in evaluating how it fits with our strategy.
Safra A. Catz -
I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
Ed Begley, Jr. -
We don't go against the will of the people.
Viktor Orban -
When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects in the output.
A. R. Rahman -
We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East.
Najib Razak
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How does one endure in a place they shouldn't be condemned to live in? You could take that same question and apply it to any number of neighborhoods in any number of cities.
Taylor Sheridan -
MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have the greatest groups and support for musicians in recovery.
Carlene Carter -
You have to open up on stage.
Karen O -
Progress is seldom simple; it comes with costs and casualties, even challenges about whether a change represents an advance or a retreat.
Nancy Gibbs -
Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.
Nate Silver -
I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just didn't sell mine.
Bebe Moore Campbell
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I write and do all my arrangements on my Mac. And um, I use Logic Pro, which is a great software program.
Wang Leehom -
I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was a victim of the layoffs, you know, in the mid-'70s. And then I worked as a sales engineer for a company in New Jersey that was selling industrial filtration equipment.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
I had worked in Hindi films like 'Jaago,' 'Abra Ka Dabra,' 'Koi Mil Gaya,' but 'Desamuduru' was a different experience.
Hansika Motwani -
I was single-minded on what I wanted to do since I was like nine or ten.
Sam Elliott -
We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that.
Barbara Jordan -
We have great support in town and the union boys are right behind us as well. We get on real well with them. They come to the games and celebrate with us.
J. M. Roberts
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
Veronica Roth -
I think leather pants are just better than jeans onstage; they give the performance a nice attitude, and they are also shockingly comfortable. Comfort is key.
Jessie Baylin -
I'm pursuing film and TV, and it's exciting because I feel I can write in almost any genre now.
Allison Schroeder -
I know that human beings are capable of anything.
Ben Okri