John Lanchester Quotes

Now that I'm an adult and have a big say in what we eat on Christmas Day, turkey doesn't even make it on to the starting grid for consideration. It isn't just my least favourite meat; it's my least favourite protein.

John Lanchester

Recitation: by Male by Female

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DayNowSayChristmasEatMeat

The only place I considered home was the boarding school, in Yorkshire, my parents sent me to.

Joe Strummer

HomeSchoolParentsMePlaceOnly

I'm not really wise. But I can be cranky.

Andy Griffith

WiseI CanCrankyReally

You want stability in the world, you have to start with values.

Jeff Fortenberry

WorldStartYouValuesWant

If it happens, I'll be proud, and it would be a dream come true, though I doubt I ever thought I'd be a Hall of Famer when I started. It wasn't until late in my career that people started to mention it, and you start thinking about it a little bit.

Tom Glavine

PeopleStartProudThinkingThought

I find that each job that I do, the thing that gets me there is when I'm not smarter than it, when I don't know instantly how that thing is made. Because if I do, then it's boring. Or it would be simple.

Michelle Williams

SimpleJobMeFindKnowBoring

Every time I rap about being a big girl in a small world, it's doing a couple things: it's empowering my self-awareness, my body image, and it's also making the statement that we are all bigger than this; we're a part of something bigger than this, and we should live in each moment knowing that.

Lizzo

LiveGirlTimeMomentWorldSmall

For 'Conan,' I had to eat boiled chicken breast and work out all the time and basically eat like a bird every two hours and stay ripped.

Jason Momoa

WorkTimeBirdChickenEatOut

iphone therefore I am.

Jason Silva

I AmiPhoneAmTherefore

My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids.

Jon Jones

ParentsPeopleNightHouseAlways

In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody.

Jonathan Evison

WritingWaySafePlayingFound

Planet colonization is not a short term concern of mine. The physical limitations of space travel render it low on the list for me.

Chris Sacca

TravelSpaceMeShortPlanetLow

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself.

Willow Smith

YourselfHairBe YourselfAfraid

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