David Tang Quotes

I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?

David Tang

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TruthPeopleMindLookKnowSay

I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text.

Andrea Hirata

WorkThinkMattersContextText

One guy that really inspired me was Michael Jordan. I wouldn't say that he inspired me as a sportsman, but I love going back and watching videos of him, especially how he conducts himself in interviews. He always seemed to be very careful about the words that he used and thought about everything differently to anybody else.

Matteo Manassero

LoveWordsMeThoughtBackSay

If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.

Michael Ealy

MeFeelWantSomethingI Feel Like

All the beasts in Howling Forest were safe in their caves, nests, and burrows.

Michael Ende

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The fake news and the lying doesn't surprise me anymore. The one thing we know he is consistent about, Trump, is lying.

Ana Navarro

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I did nothing to look the way I look. The genetic cards that anyone is dealt are not in their control, so to take pride in my looks would be a mistake. And besides, in L.A. there's always someone more beautiful!

Amber Heard

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We should address the issues for nonprofits and pensions and why they need to invest in these offshore funds.

Steve Mnuchin

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Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it.

Simon Pegg

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All my wire sculptures come from the same loop. And there's only one way to do it. The idea is to do it simply, and you end up with a shape.

Ruth Asawa

EndYouWaySameUpShape

What's always got me is the fact that when people talked on the telly about Iraq, before Afghanistan kicked off, you'd get only these public-school-type army officers talking about what was going on out there. I kept thinking, 'Why don't we get the true voice of the squaddie? Why don't we hear from the lads on the battlefield?'

Ross Kemp

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I made 'Bowling for Columbine' in the hope the school shootings would stop and that we would address the issue of how easy it is to get a gun in the United States, and tragically, those school shootings continue.

Michael Moore

HopeSchoolGunEasyStopBowling

Things we write down are the fragments shored against our ruins. They outlast us, these scraps of words on paper. Like the detritus from the tsunami washing up on the other side of the ocean, writing is what can be salvaged.

Claire Messud

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