When we first began, we didn't have any hits.
Diana Ross
Recitation: by Male by Female
My dad didn't have a formal education, but he had a wonderful vocabulary. So in 'Harvest,' I wanted my main character to be an innately intelligent man who would have the vocabulary to say whatever he wanted in the same way as lots of working-class people can.
Jim Crace
EducationCharacterManPeopleSay
Now, as husbands go, I have to admit I did all right. Joe is unquestionably handsome, doesn't leave ragged toenail clippings scattered about the house, and has never once, in nearly five thousand days of togetherness, left the toilet seat up.
Jenna McCarthy
HandsomeHouseAdmitGoTogetherness
Going on the road for long stretches can seem daunting, and I certainly miss being home sometimes, but the chance to see so many different cities, let alone perform in them, is something I am really grateful for.
John Mulaney
HomeAloneGratefulI AmRoadLong
We need to stop arguing about things that don't help Argentina grow.
Mauricio Macri
GrowHelpStopNeedArguingThings
I was very influenced by The Magic Mountain. It's a book that had a huge impact on me. I loved that as a shape for a novel: put a bunch of people in a beautiful place, give them all tuberculosis, make them all stay in a fur sleeping bag for several years and see what happens.
Ann Patchett
BeautifulMountainPeopleMeBook
The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have the money to make themselves representable.
Snoop Dogg
GreatMoneyThinkAmericanAttention
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
Robert Toombs
CompetitionWorldMonopolyOpenGet
Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs.
Ron D. Burton
LeadershipOpportunityTrainingLearn
The potential for synthetic biology and biotechnology is vast; we all have an opportunity to create the future together.
Ryan Bethencourt
FutureOpportunityTogetherPotential
How an individual's reputation is protected online is too important and subtle a policy matter to be legislated by a high court, which is institutionally mismatched to the evolving intricacies of the online world.
Jonathan Zittrain
WorldReputationImportantMatter
The 'Station to Station' film is made entirely out of one-minute films, and each of the 62 minutes is a completely different person, place or encounter.
Doug Aitken
PlacePersonOutFilmDifferent
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
Dayo Okeniyi
MomBornComingAcademicI Was Born
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