Michael Frayn Quotes

You can create a good impression on yourself by being right, he realizes, but for creating a good impression on others there's nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong.

Michael Frayn

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There is such a rich sporting culture in Western Sydney, one that nurtured my sporting aspirations. Having Penrith Whitewater Stadium right at my doorstep was such an amazing advantage. It was a springboard to my success as an athlete, and I feel really fortunate to have grown up in this part of the world.

Jessica Fox

SuccessCultureAmazingWorldRich

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.

John Adams

KnowledgeSpeakThinkDareCherish

In 2008, Senator John McCain forbid his staff from using an ad that referred to his opponent Barack Obama's inflammatory former pastor Jeremiah Wright or from raising that issue in any other way. He believed it was a sneaky way to use Obama's race against him.

John Dickerson

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I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it's strange.

Megan Fox

DatingGuitarSeriousNiceStrange

I have a lot of optimism about new doctors because I think it's really clear that it's a lot of hard work and no guarantee of a lot of money.

Anna Deavere Smith

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Never, ever forget history.

Sukarno

HistoryForgetNeverEver

I was Miss Chicago in 1946.

Cloris Leachman

ChicagoMiss

I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff.

Clarence Clemons

DanceMindMeThinkI CanWatching

I'm a total slave to a good story.

Paul Sparks

GoodStorySlaveGood StoryTotal

Eventually, I want to move to Hawaii and chill forever.

Riley Keough

ChillHawaiiWantForeverMove

The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.

Lenny Bruce

LaughAudienceRoleSecondsOnce

I haven't ever really relied on relationships with guys. They come around and it's cool, but it's never been a big thing. I guess I've just been really distracted by work.

Leighton Meester

WorkCoolRelationshipsNeverBig

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