I'm interested in the way language is used to navigate the world around us.
John Burnside
Recitation: by Male by Female
The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.
Melissa Etheridge
LifeMy LifeSometimesMoreInspired
Nobody's ever kept their sitcom character going after the show's off the air.
Megan Mullally
CharacterNobodyAirGoingShowOff
'LOL' is one of several texting expressions that convey nuance in a system where you don't have the voice and face to do it the way you normally would.
John McWhorter
VoiceFaceYouWayTextingSystem
There is no better feeling in the universe, other than being married and having a family, than standing on stage behind a piano and having 5,000 people waving at you. You cannot bottle that.
John Tesh
FamilyPeopleBetterUniverseYou
Sometimes it's better to look at things than own them... owning means anxiety and lots of bags to carry around.
Tove Jansson
BetterAnxietyLookSometimesOwn
When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students. I'd write 'civil rights' on the board and ask them to tell me what immediately came to mind.
Tom Perez
SchoolMindMeLawExerciseClass
I ended up doing three very complicated off-Broadway plays that, in certain ways, were not successes in that they were received in a complicated way. But for me they were successes because they forced me to act without singing, which I'd never done before.
Jonathan Groff
MeSingingDoingComplicatedThree
Music was always a huge part of me, but I always did it on the side. I didn't even take any music classes in high school... it was more of an extracurricular thing.
Daya
MusicSchoolMeHigh SchoolHigh
I do believe that a law-abiding citizen that is armed, that's out in public, will keep himself, his staff, and, in some cases, the public safe.
Chris Collins
BelieveCitizenWillSafeOutKeep
I like to travel any chance I get, even if it's just a local vacation to San Diego or Palm Springs or wherever. I just like to get out and do stuff and see the world.
Christa B. Allen
TravelVacationWorldChanceSee
As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct.
Christina Ricci
HopeSurviveLongWillMoreAbility
I've had some interesting roles along the way, but they tend to be cause-driven. They're always about something. There isn't time for character work as an actor because you're fighting the cause or mourning the child or fighting the disease, etc.
Bonnie Bedelia
WorkCharacterTimeChildFighting
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