John Lanchester Quotes

I'm fortunate in having journalism as a sideline to pay the bills, and I essentially do it in order to take as long as I want with books.

John Lanchester

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LongJournalismWantPayTakeBills

I wouldn't want to be reincarnated as a butler. I couldn't for the life of me do the job in real life.

Jim Carter

LifeJobMeWantRealReal Life

One thing that we've invested a lot of in, that we all live by, is the power of the commissioner.

Jerry Jones

LivePowerOne ThingThingInvested

I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I used to stand in the playground and pretend I was on 'Opportunity Knocks.'

John Barrowman

OpportunityMyselfSorryStandFeel

Here we were, the only seven humans in space, repairing a telescope whose only purpose is to enrich the minds of people on planet Earth and increase our understanding of the workings of the universe. I can think of no better peaceful use of space for all humankind.

John M. Grunsfeld

PurposeSpacePeopleThinkBetter

Writing is definitely something that interests me a lot.

Rose McIver

MeWritingSomethingInterestsLot

If you're doing a music film, you've got to be singing about something.

Jonathan Demme

MusicSingingDoingYouSomething

I can play the trumpet. Before I became an actor, I wanted to be the next Louis Armstrong. I started young and got to grade seven. When I turned 13, everyone started whipping out guitars, looking cool and joining rock bands, so I stopped playing.

Douglas Booth

CoolLookingI CanPlayYoungRock

I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.

Chuck Yeager

FearMeAirplaneFlyingLearnDying

The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we're teaching - not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values - are sinking in.

Bobby Orr

LifeSmileHockeyValuesSeeingSee

Change in all things is sweet.

Aristotle

ChangeSweetThingsAll Things

I think things will work out for the greater good for not only me but the city of Pittsburgh. I'm extremely grateful to get out in the community of Pittsburgh and not only play the game but affect other people and kids in that regard, and I'm excited about the whole process of that.

Antonio Brown

WorkGoodCommunityGratefulPeople

We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show.

Alia Shawkat

DownDumbUpGoingMoveShow

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