Russell Baker Quotes

The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.

Russell Baker

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WorkWritingNeverRealSuspicion

I don't drink any soda. None at all. Just water with lemon. If I need something different: iced tea. I don't have anything like protein shakes.

Jillian Rose Reed

WaterTeaDrinkNeedAnythingSoda

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

Joan D. Vinge

TimeMeaningBodyMoreNakedOwn

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

John Bercow

EqualityFairnessAboutStatistical

My father was 65 when I was born so we didn't have much time together.

Joe Wright

FatherTimeTogetherBornI Was Born

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

Maya Angelou

FireAngerBitternessCleanCancer

I don't need others to push me. I push myself.

Michael Bisping

MyselfMePushOthersNeed

My problem is that what I like changes from week to week. Even the stuff in my suitcase right now I don't like any more.

Suki Waterhouse

ProblemWeekNowMoreChangesRight

It's really cool to see people show up at the shows night after night, and they're screaming the words of the song.

Chris Lane

WordsPeopleCoolNightSongSee

If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it's completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.

David Tudor

YourselfYouFindSituationPossible

I was caught on the freeway for hours when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. The entire city had to be evacuated. I observed lives threatened by catastrophes and a whole range of behaviour. What could people do during a crisis?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

PeopleCityNewCrisisNew Orleans

I used to work at a school as a teacher's assistant, and my mom is a principal at an elementary school. I don't know, I think that's a pretty good life, teaching kids.

Conor Oberst

LifeWorkGoodTeacherSchoolMom

Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing.

Cilla Black

LiveNightRoadFridayDoingBack

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