Douglas Alexander Quotes

The Network Generation are secure in, and proud of, their Scottishness. Unlike my generation that grew up in the '80s, they don't see our sense of identity as under threat.

Douglas Alexander

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IdentityProudGenerationSeeUp

One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is considered by some the height of mindfulness to approach the world afresh like a child.

John Dickerson

ChildrenGreatChildWorldHeight

Social media provides an avenue to build relationships with media outlets and have an ongoing relationship with reporters.

Amy Jo Martin

RelationshipSocial MediaMediaBuild

Anything that makes it easier to imagine trading places with someone else increases your moral consideration for that other person.

Steven Pinker

SomeonePersonMoralPlacesAnything

It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.

Rodney Dangerfield

DogMarriageWifeToughLipsGlass

When you act a scene with Sidney Poitier, he listens intently to every word you say. You can feel your words hit him. He makes the scene utterly real.

Judy Geeson

WordsFeelYouSayRealHim

Most people would rather stay home and watch Casablanca for the fourth time or the 10th time on Turner Classic Movies than go see Matrix 12 or whatever the hell the flavor of the month is.

Joseph Bologna

HomeTimePeopleHellGoMovies

When you win in straight sets, where is the challenge?

Dominic Thiem

ChallengeWinYouWhereStraight

If I had stayed purely a horror writer or thriller writer, I might have more of a presence in those particular genres, and I'd certainly have more individual titles to market, since it's much easier to write pure genre fiction than it is to create something different.

Chet Williamson

CreateHorrorMoreWriteIndividual

I have no problem with people illegally downloading stuff. I'm not going to drive hard into 'You should buy my stuff,' because really, it's inevitable. If you like a song, you're going to download it for free. I have no problem with that.

Brendon Urie

PeopleSongDriveFreeProblemYou

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.

Anne Tyler

FamilyChooseBloodMy OwnAlways

I was a mere 29-year-old instructor at Kyoto, enjoying daily research work with some young students. Nothing had prepared me to be a professor at a major national university. Being too young and inexperienced to be a Full Professor, I was first appointed Associate Professor of Chemistry.

Ryoji Noyori

WorkDailyMeResearchYoungFirst

For those of us who want to accomplish something for the country, we need to come up with a list ... of anti-spending reforms which are locked into place so we are dramatically lowering the appetite of the federal government over the future.

Mark Kirk

FutureGovernmentAccomplishPlace

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