Joanna Scott Quotes

When we read about reading, we get to share an experience that is usually kept private. Incisive descriptions of reading help us to understand what is going on when our eyes move across words on the page.

Joanna Scott

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EyesExperienceWordsReadingHelp

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power.

Joan Didion

PowerPlayKnowGrammarPianoEar

I've always been extremely conservative, but I've never been mean-spirited.

Matt Salmon

ConservativeNeverAlwaysBeen

All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.

Sophocles

ManWishesBecomeCureHeEvils

I'm racing against me. As long as I come across the finish, I'll be okay.

Ruben Studdard

MeRacingLongOkayFinishAgainst

I'm really glad I had the chance to live in Jensen Beach and Stuart before everything exploded. I'm always going to be fond of that area. For me, it was a sleepy little fishing town, and it kind of represents what Florida was before the development explosion.

Judge Reinhold

LiveBeachFishingMeChanceKind

I was super shy as a kid, and theater was a way that everything made sense to me.

Jason Ralph

MeShyWayKidEverythingSense

It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form of a manual for adjusting a VCR than it is to write a piece using just tuning as a symphony.

Brian Ferneyhough

TrueWritePoemJustStillEasier

By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.

Brendan Coyle

TimeLongYouLong TimeSingleUp

I was forced to be political because I had bombs falling on me as a child in Tehran.

Shervin Pishevar

ChildMePoliticalFallingBecause

My biggest inspiration is Audra McDonald.

Shanice Williams

McDonaldInspirationBiggest

The team needs a leader to handle everything with rules and constant stability. Mourinho is the ideal man for that job, and we are delighted about it.

Sergio Ramos

LeaderJobManTeamRulesStability

I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation.

Marianne Elliott

LearningDoneObservationMethods

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