Rumaan Alam Quotes

To be five years old is to be surprised by life. I'm amused by my children's awe at quotidian things - a toy helicopter, a bubble bath, the visible tentacles on a plate of calamari. And I'm envious of their ability to attain something I often can't: a state of transcendence induced by art.

Rumaan Alam

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LifeChildrenArtBathBubbleAwe

I think that's one of the first things you'd say if you met me: that I am just nice and smiley. And that's how I might appear when I'm not competing. But I'm totally different when it comes to sport. It's just something that seems to be within me. It's not external or visual. But it's within me.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

I AmMeThinkYouNiceSay

I was the Specials' founder, main songwriter and keyboard player.

Jerry Dammers

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For many years, people have encouraged me to share my story. Prince was loved the world over, but few knew him intimately. And ours was a rare, almost otherworldly connection.

Mayte Garcia

PeopleMeWorldStoryLovedOver

We like to believe we are in control of our destinies, even though we never are and we never have been.

Sissy Spacek

ControlBelieveNeverBeenEvenOur

The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time.

Mary Wilson Little

TimeLieFaceStandSameOnly

Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the added bonus of a targeted audience: readers, who enjoy targeted 'prizes' for participation in fundraisers - books and other neat promo items.

Lori Foster

Social MediaPeopleMeMediaEnjoy

I love doing roles and movies that are different from each other.

Josh Hutcherson

LoveDoingMoviesDifferentRoles

Yom HaShoah is a vital day in the Jewish calendar, providing us with a focal point for our remembrance. We cannot bring the dead back to life, but we can bring their memory back to life and ensure they are not forgotten. We can undertake in our lives to do what they were so cruelly prevented from doing in theirs.

Jonathan Sacks

LifeDayMemoryDoingBackCalendar

When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.

Della Reese

ConfidenceGodCourageBelieveYou

Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie.

Colleen Atwood

WorkChallengePeopleActionClothes

Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.

Clemantine Wamariya

EducationYouPersonalWillMatters

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role models for all children, and that means interacting with them.

Armistead Maupin

AgeChildrenPeopleBelieveGay

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