Jonathan Miles Quotes

An early remedy for malaria called for tossing the sufferer, Br'er Rabbit-style, into a prickly bush; in his hasty retreat, went the thinking, he might leave the fever behind. Orally-administered cobwebs were also deemed effective.

Jonathan Miles

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ThinkingEarlyLeaveRetreatFever

Koons's work has always stood apart for its one-at-a-time perfection, epic theatricality, a corrupted, almost sick drive for purification, and an obsession with traditional artistic values.

Jerry Saltz

WorkPerfectionDriveSickValues

Most people I knew had been crippled by their educations. Some were even dying spiritually.

Michael Cimino

PeopleDyingBeenEvenKnewMost

A job should bring enough for a worker and family to live on, but after that, self-realization, the exercise of one's gifts and talents, is what truly matters.

Michael Dirda

FamilyLiveJobEnoughExercise

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

John Webster

ChildSinSorrowEldestHeld

I'm going to gut you like a fish.

Mike Tyson

FishYouGutGoingLike

The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.

Mike McCurry

OrganizationHouseWhiteFirstHuge

'Boardwalk' begins literally on the first day of Prohibition, which I think was a wonderful way to start - to have the story kind of come out of this massive historical phenomenon. And the more I researched the '20s, the more I discovered just how interesting it was.

Michael Pitt

DayStartStoryThinkInteresting

I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.

Judy Garland

LifeRainbowBelieveTryingYou

I think in any industry, it is competitive. There are a certain number of slots out there and opportunities out there. So you need to make sure that you're always on the top of your toes, trying to get better.

Dominique Dawes

OpportunitiesThinkBetterYouTop

I'd go to lesbian parties. I felt like I wasn't hard enough to be butch, but I wasn't wearing heels and a skirt - I wasn't femme - so I felt like I was sort of invisible.

Dee Rees

EnoughGoInvisibleHardHeelsLike

I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

Brigham Young

CharacterPeopleMeThinkCareSay

Politicians take something out of context to create problems.

Anurag Kashyap

ProblemsCreatePoliticiansOutTake

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