John Lanchester Quotes

Video games are the first new artistic medium since television, but they are more different from television than television was from cinema; they are the newest new thing since the arrival of the movies just over a century ago.

John Lanchester

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Video GamesTelevisionCinemaNew

If I feel really ugly or unhappy, sometimes I'll choose bright colors so they'll make me feel good. Yellows, pinks, light blues and orange. I just want to feel good all the time if I can. And colors and hairstyles and all that kind of helps out.

Jill Scott

GoodTimeLightUglyMeColors

All they expected me to do was rip and read the wire 'leads,' without doing any original reporting. It was pretty basic, but gave me a taste of how to combine my love of politics and broadcasting.

Andrea Mitchell

LovePoliticsMeDoingTastePretty

I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people.

Maya Angelou

MyselfI AmPoetryPeopleMeThink

Marriage is not about age; it's about finding the right person.

Sophia Bush

MarriageAgeRight PersonFinding

The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

Tom Vilsack

HealthChildhoodGenerationRise

I was fixated on Prince's 'Black Album' for a long time.

Rivers Cuomo

TimeBlackLongLong TimePrince

It's difficult to keep in touch with someone when you're moving around all the time. I've decided that you can have it all, but you can't have it all, all of the time.

Miranda Richardson

TimeMovingSomeoneYouDifficult

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

Christina Aguilera

MeMoreStageOutSideGet

The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces.

Cleveland Abbe

DreamsActionKnowStudyAtmosphere

I think that when you first read material or you first read a script or story and know you might be playing a part, it's important not to see yourself because it should be a challenge enough that it doesn't come easy.

Ansel Elgort

ChallengeYourselfStoryThinkYou

I support equal rights and equal dignity for all.

Alice Eve

CompassionSupportDeepBruce

You can't be a poor sport all the time.

Shannon Sharpe

TimeYouPoorSport

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