John Lanchester Quotes

Cheap money feels like the most natural thing in the world - if you don't think about why it's so cheap.

John Lanchester

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MoneyWorldThinkYouWhyCheap

Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.

John Milton

ManYouTreasureHimTakeLeft

I spent quite a lot of time in front of the bathroom mirror. Nearby, there was a stack of books. My favorites were 'The Death of Manolete' and the cartoons of Charles Addams. I would pretend to be Morticia Addams. I was drawn to her. I used to pull my eyes back and see how I'd look with slanted eyelids.

Anjelica Huston

EyesTimeMirrorDeathLookBack

We are fortunate and blessed to have a partner of Harvey Schiller's stature, who shares our vision for the future of the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles and our great baseball fans throughout the world.

Steve Garvey

FutureVisionGreatBaseballCity

I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67. That program got cancelled in '69 and NASA ended up taking half of us.

Robert Crippen

BackNASAMilitaryUpUsLaboratory

The Zika virus invades and disrupts the development of the fetal brain, but the effects on the brains of infants and young children are unknown.

Tom Frieden

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The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.

Rose Wilder Lane

GovernmentNeedForceWhere

I love to work. I have a passion for what I do.

Mickey Drexler

WorkLovePassionI Love

Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live as Jews without fear.

Jonathan Sacks

FearLiveFaithDayPeopleFree

I grew up in Florida, so you start swimming at the age of 1, really. By 10, I was competitive swimming, and by 12, I had aspirations to be the best in the world.

Diana Nyad

AgeBestSwimmingWorldStartYou

You can't rush an art form.

Chet Faker

ArtYouRushFormArt Form

I talked to a guy who has old cars, and there are parts that don't exist any more. So he makes radio dial knobs for obscure cars.

Bre Pettis

MoreOldObscureRadioGuyExist

I love playing. The keyboard is my journal.

Pharrell Williams

LoveJournalPlayingKeyboardI Love

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