Jo Brand Quotes

I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough.

Jo Brand

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SeaTimeSchoolSwimmingLovedOut

The best decision I made at NYU was joining the Shakespeare ensemble. It literally led to everything I did after that. It gave me the kind of confidence I really needed.

Jesse L. Martin

ConfidenceDecisionBestMeKind

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Jessica Capshaw

TimeSelfishThinkSomeonePlace

I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.

Matt Dillon

ComedyDramaMoreHonestLikeStuff

I really think there is a certain destiny in my life to lead people.

Steve Garvey

LifePeopleDestinyThinkMy Life

I don't really live anywhere.

Suki Waterhouse

LiveAnywhereReally

I can think that you are mistaken, but I have to be ready to give my life to maintain your right to make mistakes. I have to, though, have the right to say that you're mistaken. This is the principal of the liberal society.

Rocco Buttiglione

LifeMistakesSocietyThinkMy Life

For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.

Rudolf Nureyev

MindMeEnoughMoreMovementPurity

Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because: a.) my books don't make me laugh out loud; and b.) sometimes I have said this to a writer, when really what I meant was, 'Your book made me smile appreciatively.'

Mary Roach

SmileMeBookBelieveLaughSomeone

We want to have a life outside of Pearl Jam, too.

Mike McCready

LifeWantOutsideJamPearlToo

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.

Jonathan Carroll

PeopleCityEarthYoungPlacesFull

As a digital technology writer, I have had more than one former student and colleague tell me about digital switchers they have serviced through which calls and data are diverted to government servers or the big data algorithms they've written to be used on our e-mails by intelligence agencies.

Douglas Rushkoff

TechnologyIntelligenceGovernmentMe

I am the luckiest man in the world.

Chuck Pagano

ManI AmWorldLuckiestAm

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