Jonathan Coe Quotes

But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control.

Jonathan Coe

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WomanControlChoicesAlwaysOver

I'd gone through the ups and downs and curveballs that life throws at you. I found writing to be very therapeutic and it helped me with a lot of the stuff I was going through.

Jill Hennessy

LifeMeWritingUps And DownsYou

When I was eight and a half, my parents moved to a part of Queens where there was a club nearby. We joined, and if you believe in someone up above, I think I was meant to play tennis.

John McEnroe

ParentsBelieveThinkSomeoneYou

I think coaches should get the same amount of credit in victory that they get in defeat.

Jeff Van Gundy

VictoryThinkCreditDefeatSame

Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the technicians, and a music director was put in charge. That directly related to a film producer's job.

Tony Visconti

MusicJobMoreDirectorProducer

When it comes to our children, the most precious treasure God ever gives us, we protect them with a little sign that says, 'No guns allowed.'

Trent Franks

GodChildrenTreasureProtectGuns

Sometimes it still seems unreal just to board a plane and fly to America, because that's something that I'd always dreamed of, but I was completely sure would never happen, and sometimes, when I think about that, it still feels a bit unreal.

Tom Wlaschiha

FlyThinkAmericaSometimesNever

As far as match-ups are concerned, I feel pretty good about matching up with anybody. I'm sort of a hybrid wrestler. I'm extremely explosive; I'm a good athlete. I can move around.

Roman Reigns

GoodFeelI CanAthleteMatchingUp

If I do a role where I have to lose weight, I can do that. I eat meat, fish, vegetables, and I lose it right away. But sometimes I do a role where I have to gain weight, and I can tell you I prefer that.

Monica Bellucci

FishYouLoseI CanVegetablesMeat

What I'm trying to argue, as passionately as I can, is that the Jesus story isn't worth dying for, it's worth living for. Jesus presents a third way, a way of being in the worth that embraces the Sermon on the Mount, with its challenge to violence and greed.

Jay Parini

ChallengeStoryGreedViolenceWorth

Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power... but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding... The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us that cannot speak.

David Whyte

WisdomPowerPathLionSpeakSpeech

We need legislation that encourages increased competition and tort reform and combats fraud, waste, and abuse. This would drive down health care costs, provide more 'bottom line' for our small businesses and lead to more private sector job growth.

Chris Gibson

GrowthHealthJobCompetitionSmall

Mostly it would be those who rode in a particular even would hang out with those who rode in the same event.

Chris LeDoux

SameOutHangEventWouldEven

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