Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

I probably felt most out of place as a young kid growing up in Sri Lanka. My mental world was somewhere else, partly because of reading and daydreaming.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

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Growing UpWorldReadingPlaceYoung

Life evolved under conditions of light and darkness, light and then darkness. And so plants and animals developed their own internal clocks so that they would be ready for these changes in light. These are chemical clocks, and they're found in every known being that has two or more cells and in some that only have one cell.

Jessa Gamble

LifeLightDarknessPlantsReady

Food really is fuel - and hydration as well - but for athletic activity, you really got to take it seriously, or else it can negatively impact your performance.

Andrew Luck

FoodPerformanceImpactYouTake

Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people use regional labels to belittle.

Robert Morgan

PeopleMeKnowWantSome People

When we did 'Breaking the Waves,' he had a sign on the wall that said, 'Make mistakes.'

Stellan Skarsgard

MistakesWavesWallSaidSignHe

I'd rather play a character that was really, really different to me as to someone who is quite close to my character.

Tom Felton

CharacterMeSomeonePlayDifferent

I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.

Rowan Atkinson

MyselfWantWayDifferentPerforming

The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.

Diego Maradona

StarsWaterSomeoneProblemYou

I like the way I look in a suit, and I wish I owned more. Actually, I wish I owned suits that fit me, I should say. You can buy off the rack and think, 'Oh, this is perfect.' But then you get a tailor-made suit for you, and it's a whole different animal. You don't just look good in a suit, you feel good in a suit.

Donald Faison

GoodAnimalMeFeel GoodThinkWish

I wrote and directed a movie called 'Two-Bit Waltz.'

Clara Mamet

MovieWroteWaltzDirected

My Italian granny and my mother made great spaghetti, but it wasn't a kind of southern Italian, Godfather-esque kind of thing - it was a wonderful, big mixing pot of all kinds of people - when you came home from school and your mum wasn't in, there were lots of people you could go to.

Peter Capaldi

MotherHomeGreatSchoolPeopleYou

I've dated jerks, so why not geeks?

Kelly LeBrock

WhyWhy NotJerksGeeksDated

I went to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which was great but very different from a typical university. They sat us down in the first week and said: if you want to party, you've come to the wrong place. There was no lie-ins or skipping lectures.

Kimberley Nixon

MusicGreatCollegeWeekYouDown

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