Michael Finkel Quotes

I moved at age 22 to Montana to be able to walk in really wild woods, where the chances of being killed by a bear or mountain lion are not zero.

Michael Finkel

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AgeWalkLionMountainWoodsWild

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

John Nelson Darby

LifeRespectWithoutValuableMost

I don't think anyone wants to be in a role forever.

Matthew Morrison

ThinkForeverRoleWantsAnyone

I think that there is a sharp contrast for most people between life at university, where they meet lots of people, and the moment when they enter the workforce, when they basically no longer meet anyone. Life becomes dull. So as a result people get married to have a personal life. I could elaborate but I think everyone understands.

Michel Houellebecq

LifeMomentPeopleThinkResult

In modelling or football, being 30 is very bad. But, for an actress, ageing is like wine. You taste better and better because your body, your mind, your feelings, all this is a tool and it's getting sharper with time.

Ludivine Sagnier

TimeFootballMindWineBetterBody

The first thing that an architect must do is to sense that every building you build is a world of its own, and that this world of its own serves an institution.

Louis Kahn

WorldBuildingYouBuildFirstOwn

Children need to move to develop their brain; it's a natural urge. That's why boys will run after a ball and play soccer despite how many video games are available to them, and they can't help themselves from building with Lego bricks as well. They want to be creating something that's uniquely their own.

Jorgen Vig Knudstorp

ChildrenBrainVideo GamesBuilding

The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.

Dorothea Dix

CharacterTeacherMindSmallEnergy

I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.

Christopher Priest

BookToughBlackWantWriteSell

When I went into the seminary, I was one of those victims of New Math and had not had Algebra I and had no idea what we were doing in New Math in the ninth grade. But when I went into the seminary, they had gone the traditional route and taught first-year algebra.

Clarence Thomas

DoingNewGoneAlgebraIdeaRoute

Many times, I know before I speak to the player what they are thinking. It's very important to know when to push, when to put the pressure on, and when to take it off.

Antonio Conte

SpeakThinkingPressurePushKnow

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them.

Alice Hoffman

TruthDeepFeelFairyEmotional

My brother, he just thought I was crazy.

Tyka Nelson

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