Tom Rachman Quotes

During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to my surprise and great relief, they often wanted to talk - they wanted their recently deceased loved ones recorded in print.

Tom Rachman

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For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk.

Jill McCorkle

LifeVisionWalkHappyMeEnding

The crucial thing in any work of any kind is that it must be a gift - the reader must possess it even more than the person who wrote it. It must be given completely.

Jesse Ball

WorkGiftPersonKindMoreMust

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a priest or about the major directions my ministry has taken me... I have been and am happy as a priest, and I have never been lonely... I could have used a bit more solitude.

Andrew Greeley

DecisionHappyMeSolitudeLonely

That's all I ever wanted to do in my life was music. And because I was a failed artist, I was actually able to help somebody accomplish their dream was, you know, definitely fulfilling.

Troy Carter

LifeMusicMy LifeHelpYouArtist

And I played in jazz band as well during all three years in school.

Travis Barker

SchoolThreeJazzBandYearsWell

I grew up with a lot of friends who are white, black, Muslim, non-Muslim. I like people a lot.

Mo Farah

PeopleBlackFriendsWhiteUpLike

Whenever one pulls the trigger in order to rectify history's mistake, one lies. For history makes no mistakes, since it has no purpose.

Joseph Brodsky

HistoryMistakesPurposeMistake

I'm hardly physically right for the hero parts, now am I?

Donald Pleasence

HeroNowRightPartsAmPhysically

If the people that love you are the people at your side on your last day, and there's not a soul in that room that has any bad words to say about you, well, I'd say Heaven awaits you, my friend.

Coy Bowles

LoveFriendDaySoulWordsPeople

I feel as though there's a lot invested in my background in being an outsider.

Claire Messud

FeelOutsiderBeingBackgroundLot

It's not that I don't take TV seriously. I take it very seriously. But I've got my priorities straight. Call it my extra gift. Without it, I would be devastated every day in Hollywood.

Bonnie Hunt

DayGiftPrioritiesEvery DayTake

How do we create new value? You create value by running services on the blockchain.

William Mougayar

ValueYouCreateNewBlockchainHow

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