Miranda Otto Quotes

I love buildings that aren't purpose-built.

Miranda Otto

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LoveBuildingsI Love

There probably wasn't a day that went by in high school that I wasn't bullied either physically or verbally. It made me stronger, and I knew I had to stay steadfast to what I believed in.

Jeremy Scott

DaySchoolMeHigh SchoolStronger

I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books.

John Green

BuildPlacesWhereProductiveBooks

You know all those models who say, 'I was so tall and lanky and everyone picked on me at school' - I was not that girl. I hear that and I'm like, 'Oh, you poor thing!'

Sophie Monk

GirlSchoolMeYouKnowSay

The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that's what it's all about.

Sonny Mehta

PeopleReadingEnthusiasmHypocrisy

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

Steven Hill

LifeCareMy LifeDoingWantSpend

You could say, in a vulgar Freudian way, that I am the unhappy child who escapes into books. Even as a child, I was most happy being alone. This has not changed.

Slavoj Zizek

AloneI AmHappyChildBeing Alone

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

Shirin Ebadi

ReligionCivilizationHumanRights

I love data. I think it's very important to get it right, and I think it's good to question it.

Mary Meeker

LoveGoodThinkDataImportantGet

I came from a poor family. My father was from Glasgow, Scotland; my mother's brothers were brakemen on the railroad. We didn't have anything but mush for breakfast.

Mickey Rooney

FamilyFatherMotherBreakfastPoor

I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. With your help we will do something.

Mitt Romney

MomentDisappointmentSucceedHelp

Bites are usually not random attacks by strays. The great majority of biting dogs belong to a family member or friend of the victim. When a young child is the victim, the attack almost always occurs in the family home, and the perpetrator is usually a 'good' dog that had not previously behaved in a menacing way.

Jon Katz

FamilyDogGoodFriendHomeGreat

Nightclubs are a small-revenue business that go through pretty fast popularity cycles.

Christie Hefner

BusinessFastGoPopularityPretty

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