Colm Toibin Quotes
All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much.
Colm Toibin
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You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.
Daley Thompson
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
Sally Watson
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You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
Vanna Bonta
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As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
Vanilla Ice
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Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
Larry Wall
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To me, what defines a New Yorker is the edge that one develops from having actually lived here. Once you have it, it doesn't go away, and everywhere else in the world feels like it is in slow motion.
Donald Trump, Jr.
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and all prayers belong to me. But I belong to none of them.
Amin Maalouf
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Writing a simple melody can take weeks to get it right where I want it, but I do quite enjoy it.
Trevor Rabin
Cinema
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...you could have knocked me over with Michael Huffington's brain.
Molly Ivins
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All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much.
Colm Toibin