John Lanchester Quotes

I do believe in that thing about the reading audience being very important to the formation of the novel at its birth.

John Lanchester

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BelieveReadingImportantBirthVery

The subject matter of the show, 'Cabaret,' was more than risky. And the emcee I would be playing didn't have a single line of dialogue. Still, it was full of possibilities, and it was mine.

Joel Grey

PossibilitiesMatterMoreLineMine

God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you're able to pay off your house. That's God shifting things in your favor.

Joel Osteen

GodOpportunityHealthRight Person

When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.

Jen Lancaster

SportsPoliticsTeamPartyMatters

Anyone who says, 'Books don't change anything,' or - more commonly - that crime fiction is the wrong genre for promoting social change - should take a closer look.

Andrew Vachss

ChangeLookWrongSocial ChangeMore

When I talk to booksellers, they tell me how hard it is to hand-sell some of my books because I do keep popping around.

Matthew Desmond

MeTalkHardTellKeepBecause

I've never much been interested in doing films that no one gets to see.

Michael Apted

DoingNeverSeeBeenInterested

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

Josh Billings

AdversityManTrainingFightingHim

Real philosophy is like trying to read an alarm system installation manual in Korean.

Chris Hardwick

PhilosophyTryingRealSystemLike

I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.

Chris Ofili

WorkMusicListeningTryingHide

I've probably given more speeches, been on TV more than any other member of the Court - or almost any other member of the Court.

Clarence Thomas

MoreBeenCourtAlmostThanMember

I encourage everyone to pay attention to the issues that matter to you, from jobs and the economy, to education and our schools, to criminal justice reform. Whatever it is that you care about, make sure you use your voice.

Two Chainz

EducationJusticeVoiceCareYou

Sleep is very precious to me. I love to sleep.

Tia Mowry

LoveSleepMePreciousVeryI Love

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