Russian writers enjoy almost sacred status.
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Recitation: by Male by Female
Otherness is a big thing for me. I'm always drawn to characters that live lives that I couldn't lead.
Jodie Foster
LiveMeAlwaysLeadBigCharacters
You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.
Joel McHale
TalentYouGetAuditionNailThen
People get really nuts around cars. They get angry at cars, they get angry at their car, they get angry at people driving in cars; there's something really comical about that, about automobiles.
Matt Dillon
CarAngryPeopleDrivingNutsGet
Honestly, I'm not so much of a tech guy.
Michael Bastian
GuyTechMuchHonestly
I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you.
Amber Tamblyn
EducationTimeThinkYouPlayMuch
I sit my three sons down and say, 'Listen to me. When the police stop you, immediately comply. Don't walk away, don't smart-mouth; get your hands up and get down on the ground.' If you're not black, you might not have to have that conversation, but I go over and over it with them because I don't want that phone call.
Steve Harvey
WalkPoliceMeBlackHandsYou
The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
MistakesConsequencesBoldNewOnly
I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome.
Tony Evans
FatherMotherChildrenConflictSeem
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
TruthHappyBe HappyLyingOutside
The secret to gaining the upper hand in a negotiation is to give the other side the illusion of control. Don't try to force your opponent to admit that you are right. Ask questions, that begin with 'How?' or 'What?' so your opponent uses mental energy to figure out the answer.
Christopher Voss
ControlEnergyQuestionsYouAdmit
Trump's executive order on refugees, his endless petty feuds - with allies, with judges, with Arnold Schwarzenegger - his constant stream of up-is-down and down-is-up fabrications is outrageous.
Arianna Huffington
JudgesPettyStreamRefugeesOrder
The seed of revolution is repression.
Woodrow Wilson
SeedRevolutionRepression
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