Chris Cleave Quotes

It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker.

Chris Cleave

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KnowledgeSmallDoneSometimesHard

It takes up enough of my time and interest just working on comedy. I just enjoy it and love doing it.

Jerry Seinfeld

LoveTimeComedyDoingEnoughEnjoy

The more I see the less I know for sure.

John Lennon

KnowMoreSeeI SeeSureLess

I think people seem to sort of associate me with danger. And I don't see that at all.

John Malkovich

PeopleMeThinkSeeSeemDanger

At the time, acid made me consider questions of reality, the difference, as someone said, between words and silence. It also brought back a lot of latent religious feelings in me that I had turned my back on.

Robert Stone

TimeWordsSilenceMeRealityBack

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

Ama Ata Aidoo

PeopleEasyGuiltyMeetingYoung

I've done a lot of period dramas, but I love modern productions, too.

Rupert Evans

LoveDoneModernPeriodTooI Love

I actually think it's better I started by being close to customers. That foundation early on helped me later when I went into logistics and other kinds of management.

Mike Duke

MeManagementThinkBetterEarly

There is no question that the recovery from the global recession triggered by the 2008 financial crisis has been unusually lengthy and anemic.

Michael Spence

FinancialCrisisQuestionRecovery

In Hong Kong, 'wonton' means swallowing a cloud.

Jose Andres

CloudHong KongMeansKong

Venetians feel affection and loyalty to their city, rather than to the Italian state.

Donna Leon

LoyaltyCityFeelAffectionRather

I was a little shocked at how adult some of the humor was, because I was never that into animation before and when I watched 'Shrek' I really laughed out loud.

Cheryl Hines

HumorNeverAnimationOutLittle

I thought if I really wanted to be serious about writing, I should make my own desk.

Brad Barkley

WritingThoughtDeskSeriousMy Own

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