Chris Van Allsburg Quotes
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Alas, nothing reveals man the way war does. Nothing so accentuates in him the beauty and ugliness, the intelligence and foolishness, the brutishness and humanity, the courage and cowardice, the enigma.
Oriana Fallaci -
If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.
Barbara Bush -
All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal.
Flannery O'Connor -
In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
Abbas Kiarostami -
Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.
Ian Dunbar -
I come from a musical family as well as a culinary family.
Action Bronson
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I've been auditioning since I was 7 years old.
Vin Diesel -
Even in large corporations, smaller ideas may not get enough resources.
Safra A. Catz -
Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
Laura Mvula -
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
Sally Field -
Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.
Natalie du Toit -
My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.
Yul Vazquez
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The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
You know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint.
Lars von Trier -
It's like someone cutting up a loved one in front of you, all the time insisting they've got your best interests at heart. They're very devious nowadays.
Malcolm Wilson -
I'm playing pretty good now, but my ranking doesn't say that. I'm number two.
Vijay Singh -
I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls, leaving at sixteen to work. That was in the year 2056. AS 127, if you use the Scion calendar.
Samantha Shannon
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For me, every translation is a new book, with the translator inevitably broadening the meaning of the original book in any translation.
Agustin Fernandez Mallo -
As technology advances, so too does terrorists' use of technology to communicate - both to inspire and recruit. The widespread use of technology propagates the persistent terrorist message to attack U.S. interests, whether in the homeland or abroad.
James Comey -
I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
David Beckham -
Naturally animals are very special to me, especially dogs.
Benjamin Stone -
It's not in the interest of the artist to think of his market.
Chris Van Allsburg