John Niven Quotes

Whenever someone like a plumber or a mechanic tries to explain something technical to me, I listen for about three seconds before it all just becomes white noise, like Charlie Brown's teacher.

John Niven

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TeacherMeMechanicSomeoneWhite

A crowded ferry ride away from Tanzania's coastal city, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar is a marvel for the senses. Every sight and smell is provocative, inspiring a sense of the old and new.

Jodi Balfour

RideCityNewSightSmellOld

People sometimes ask who I would cast in my books and I never have any idea. I don't think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time. This would be like building a house and filling it with furniture just so you could have blueprints.

Jess Walter

TimePeopleBuildingBookThinking

I always think that if you know somebody's name then there's something slightly fraudulent about that person. Otherwise we wouldn't have heard of him or her.

John Banville

ThinkNameYouPersonKnowHim

We're not handed situations based on our established likes and dislikes; we get what's available.

Meghan Daum

AvailableGetLikesOurSituations

There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers.

Sonny Mehta

BetweenIndianWritersDistinctions

Most Sundays, with the exception of football Sundays, I work, because I don't take days off as long as I'm working on something that's supposed to be all in the same mood.

Robert Caro

WorkFootballLongMoodSameDays

Fashion is being 'you.' It is a form of expression.

Disha Patani

FashionYouExpressionBeingForm

I have four grown children and two tiny grandchildren.

Brock Yates

ChildrenGrandchildrenTwoFourTiny

Once you're in the military, she means a lot more to you than just a grandmother. She is the queen. And then you suddenly, it's like start realizing, you know, wow, this is quite a big deal. And then you get goose bumps and then the rest of it.

Prince Harry

QueenStartRestYouKnowShe

She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.

Susan B. Anthony

LifeBicycleWillSheMasteryGain

Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses.

Thomas Frank

AloneMedicalI AmSupportCountry

The more layered, more complicated the role... The more I enjoy it.

Nushrat Bharucha

EnjoyComplicatedMoreRoleLayered

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