Colm Toibin Quotes
I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep - it can't be done abruptly.Colm Toibin
Quotes to Explore
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
Haile Selassie -
At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
Sam Graves -
The greatest cunning is to have none at all.
Carl Sandburg -
I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
Mahesh Bhupathi -
The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
Sam Worthington
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For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal.
Calvin Johnson -
I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
Gabrielle Aplin -
I find that people in the food world are amazingly willing to talk about what they are doing, even when those things are quasi-legal or taboo.
Dana Goodyear -
I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in terms of style, I'm a very visual artist. I really love Pharell. I love people that really care about drums, and I like beat-heavy.
Kat Graham -
Practicing medicine is not only my vocation, it gives me an opportunity to continue to be in direct contact with people, to see them and hear their needs.
Tabare Vazquez -
God only made one thing in this world that's perfect - and that's my boxing record.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
Yolanda Adams -
All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
Natalia Makarova -
My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.
Vanessa Hudgens -
Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
Randy West -
Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
Dale Carnegie -
I put 'Ghost' online hoping to make a couple hundred bucks, but then the next day, I took meetings with five different record companies.
Halsey
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Most English people are horrified that I use soap, but I like it - it works for my skin. I try different soaps all the time, but I use very mild ones.
Marie Helvin -
A typical 'Larry King Live' is a pastiche whose absurdism defies parody. Wearing his trademark suspenders and purple shirts, he looks as if he's strapped to the chair with vertical seat belts, unable to eject.
James Wolcott -
Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.
Anthony Robbins -
My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable them to question and reexamine their beliefs. My hope is, that my work provokes people to look at things in a new way.
Joey Skaggs -
I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep - it can't be done abruptly.
Colm Toibin