Happiness? No, it's not there for me.
Robert Mapplethorpe
Recitation: by Male by Female
They've lived here now for more than half of their lives, and they raised a family here and now have grandchildren here... It has become their home, but at the same time, for my parents, I don't think either of them will ever consciously think, 'I am an American.'
Jhumpa Lahiri
FamilyHomeTimeI AmParentsThink
It's been a continuity right from the beginning - that longing to weave together perceptions, to affirm the richness of us as human beings both as performers and audience members.
Meredith Monk
TogetherBeginningHumanRightUs
Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many awards you win, if you can't earn any profit from your movie, if the audience doesn't like it, then it doesn't matter how many awards you get.
Stephen Chow
GoodWinYouProfitSometimesEarn
With due apologies to Shakespeare, some people are born writers, some people achieve it after a lot of hard work, some people have a writing career thrust upon them. I am in that last group.
Amish Tripathi
WorkHard WorkI AmPeopleWriting
I am actually incredibly contented and jolly. But, and I have no idea why this is, I have a really strong empathy with all kinds of warped and destructive modes of thinking. I don't know why, but those things co-exist.
Sophie Hannah
I AmEmpathyStrongThinkingKnow
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.
Rodney Stark
ThinkingMeanWordTheologyMost
It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seconds to protect the services your family relies on. A lot is at stake during those 60 seconds.
Ross Kemp
FamilyVoteProtectEconomyCast
It's not that you make a psychopath. They are - more likely, they come out that way, and they show their stripes over time.
Mitchell Zuckoff
TimeYouWayMoreOverStripes
I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals.
Joseph Heller
GovernmentWarSeeOutLeaveGet
I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions.
Jon Cryer
AngryMomentsImportantSpecialTry
I played for four different clubs in France; I played for Marseille, which is one of the biggest clubs.
Dimitri Payet
FranceDifferentFourPlayedWhich
A story is how we construct our experiences.
Doris Lessing
StoryExperiencesConstructOurHow
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