Ann Packer Quotes

I'm happy to see book clubs on TV. Talking about books has always been an important and invigorating part of reading them, and it's nice that that is getting attention from the media.

Ann Packer

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HappyBookReadingMediaTalking

When you cry, you don't look very attractive; you look snotty and blotchy. People seem to manage to cry quite prettily these days, and to me, that smacks of not being very genuine.

Jo Brand

PeopleMeYouLookCryGenuine

If a columnist writes that something happened on a certain date, or that the government spent a certain amount of money on something, or that a specific number of people have died in the war in Iraq, to pick a few examples, it is his or her responsibility to make certain that information is correct.

Andrew Rosenthal

ResponsibilityMoneyGovernmentWar

People think I'm fearless. But I'm human.

Megyn Kelly

PeopleFearlessThinkHuman

I've had many of my books optioned.

Robert J. Sawyer

BooksManyHad

It's almost like living a double life where I'm in a limbo space where Amanda Knox, a real person, exists, 'Foxy Knoxy,' an idea of a person, exists, and I'm constantly having to juggle how someone is interacting with me based upon that two-dimensional person of me that has been in the public's imagination for so long.

Amanda Knox

LifeImaginationSpaceMeSomeone

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.

Alton Brown

WorkPowerI AmProblemVeryBoth

There used to be an old thing where every team had a heavy bag in their locker room for people to punch, but again, it was more about conditioning because if you hit a heavy bag for a minute, it feels like your arms are about to fall off.

Steve Yzerman

PeopleTeamBagYouFallMore

The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped.

Robert Fritz

SeedsChoicesYouChoiceCreateGo

Everyone's out there trying to take what's mine, and they're going to have to fight me for it.

Robbie Lawler

FightMeTryingEveryoneOutGoing

When first we met we did not guess That Love would prove so hard a master.

Robert Bridges

LoveProveFirstHardMasterWould

Water is at the center of every chemical reaction, and therefore should be the earth's most precious gift.

Janine Benyus

WaterGiftEarthReactionPrecious

There's a thrill in flying by the seat of your pants - trousers, actually: 'pants' in English means underwear - because most shows don't operate that way. Network shows are repetitive.

Jordan Gavaris

FlyingWayPantsUnderwearEnglish

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