John Lanchester Quotes

Security is a complicated idea and one with an immense potential to trap us - that was one lesson I learnt from my father.

John Lanchester

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FatherPotentialLessonSecurityUs

The hottest new attraction at Disney World has got to be the new Last Airbender ride.

Andrew Shaffer

RideWorldNewGotLastAttraction

Nothing - and, I repeat, nothing - can affect what you build with sheer hard work. You either wait for people to define your worth or you define it with your own actions. I believe in the latter.

Mawra Hocane

WorkHard WorkPeopleWaitBelieve

It's hard to get those roles that allow you to show everything and feel like you're really being used and exhausted and spent, which I think is what actors really love: We want to be tired.

Amy Landecker

LoveTiredThinkFeelYouWant

I always write my first draft in longhand, in lined notebooks. I move around the house, sitting where I like, and watch the words spool out in front of me, actually taking a lot of pleasure in the way they look in my strange handwriting on the page.

Sue Miller

WordsMeLookHousePageSitting

Japan and Australia share the universal values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental human rights.

Shinzo Abe

FreedomLawDemocracyValuesHuman

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

Rob Van Dam

MindSightAfraidOutCompleteLot

The Islamic State does not want us to open our doors to their refugees. It wants them to be hopeless and desperate. It does not want us to enjoy ourselves with our families and friends in bars and concert halls, stadiums and restaurants. It wants us to huddle in our houses, within our own social groups, and close our doors in fear.

Deeyah Khan

FearFriendsDoorsEnjoyWantOpen

I always tried to live my life as though nothing changed. People would say, 'You can have a Rolls-Royce'. I'd say to that, 'What do I want with a Rolls-Royce when I can have a Volkswagen or a bike?' Some people get carried away with the juice.

Chuck Feeney

LifeLiveBikePeopleMy LifeYou

Here in Arkansas, we are preparing a generation of learners to meet the needs of businesses by equipping students with workforce training opportunities statewide.

Asa Hutchinson

TrainingOpportunitiesGeneration

I have a sexy side to me, but it's more of a fun sexy.

Ashley Tisdale

FunMeSexyMoreSide

It was the enchantment of spoken verse that led me to write for children.

William Jay Smith

ChildrenMeWriteEnchantmentSpoken

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

Phil Jackson

SportsGameYouAwayComeApproach

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