I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.
Ann Patchett
Recitation: by Male by Female
For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.
Jill Scott
PeopleDreamPossibleWatchSit
The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.
John C. Maxwell
LearningGrowthWalkLimitsDown
I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I just liked the quietness and stillness of what is basically a cruel prison complex. I still found some kind of joy in that. That's how I am.
John Lydon
MorningI AmJoyPrisonStillness
Michelle Obama is extraordinary, but she is also the kind of woman that exists in a way that is - she's a hundred percent relatable to all kinds of people, all genders all around the world.
Amy Sherald
WomanPeopleWorldKindWayShe
I went out to the desert where Cleopatra camped out with her mercenary army. It's a desolate outpost. Nothing has changed since her day. You realize how far she had to travel. Not only is it a good 150 miles against the current, you can't take a ship.
Stacy Schiff
GoodDayTravelDesertShipYou
You can't start a movie by having the attitude that the script is finished, because if you think the script is finished, your movie is finished before the first day of shooting.
Steven Spielberg
AttitudeDayStartThinkYouFirst
We all have as much right to take up our space in the world as one another.
Ruth Negga
SpaceWorldRightUpTakeMuch
I stand second to none in condemning sexual harassment of women.
Maryanne Trump Barry
WomenStandHarassmentNoneSecond
I was a communist, but being left-wing was fashionable. I was no different from thousands of middle-class kids.
Miuccia Prada
BeingCommunistDifferentKids
I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.
Jazz Jennings
HappyVisibilityImmenselyIncreased
Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.
Janice Dickinson
MomPresentGrowYouGrow UpUp
I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things sometimes go.
Brian Ferneyhough
AccountingGoSometimesPersonalHow
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