Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

Two of the first plays I saw after I arrived in Britain were 'King Lear' in Liverpool, and 'Antony and Cleopatra' at Stratford. One was produced with hardly a backdrop and the other with gigantic scene changes. I was impressed by what connected the two: the words and their life beyond the stage.

Romesh Gunesekera

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  • Birth: 1954

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There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're talking to someone. The biggest source of stress in my life is the screen, the blogging.

Jessica Valenti

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Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

Jerry Cantrell

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If you feel alienated from people around you, it's because no one tries to understand you.

Robert Smith

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First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

Angela Davis

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I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.

Angela Ruggiero

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Liverpool is off the side of the known universe, and it always was. New York is the only other place comparable.

Simon Rattle

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A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone.

Robert Frost

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I have two older brothers, and they were a huge part of life; we were very close. We used to run around and get into trouble. That's what I came from - that exploring nature.

Jonny Weston

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I always thought I was going to be an artist. All I ever did was draw. I only ever turned to writing because I couldn't find somebody to write the kind of stuff I wanted to do. That just spiraled out of control.

Jonathan Hickman

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I married somebody half my age, and everybody thought I was crazy, but she is just an absolute angel.

Dick Van Dyke

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Even though Mr. Trump is a billionaire, he is still able to relate to average working men and women. The billionaire gets along with the bricklayer.

Peter Navarro

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When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time. Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It's made by God's hands.

Sebastian Vettel

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