Courtney Barnett Quotes

I liked the idea of being a photographer, just that you take this one picture of this one thing that'll never happen again - it's a bit weird when you think about it.

Courtney Barnett

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ThinkWeirdPictureYouPhotographer

You know what's good? Going on the ice and knowing that you don't have to skate when the whistle blows. All my life I've been the one skating.

Joe Sakic

LifeGoodMy LifeIceYouKnow

Make your free men and guests sit as far as possible at tables on either side, not four here and three there.

Robert Grosseteste

MenFreeThreePossibleGuestsSide

Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time.

Matt Ridley

TimeProsperityMoreFasterSimpler

I didn't really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry... but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it's the fixtures and fittings that finish you off.

Angelina Jolie

LiveSadTimeAngryMeYou

People are moping around and I think campaigns can be about lifting the spirits of the American people.

Jeb Bush

PeopleThinkAmericanSpiritsAround

I feel very at home in L.A., I think, because it's dry, and there's sun, like the West Texas I grew up in.

Stephen Graham Jones

HomeSunTexasThinkFeelUp

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

Tony Dungy

LeadershipSuccessGoodTeamBetter

The products built in the factories of G.M., Ford and Chrysler are some of the greatest weapons of mass destruction responsible for global warming and the melting of our polar icecaps.

Michael Moore

Global WarmingResponsibleProducts

It's like being an athlete; you get into a certain shape where you really have the right wind, because it's all to do with breath. Because singing and dancing at the same time is not easy!

Liza Minnelli

TimeWindSingingEasyYouAthlete

I can say this very clearly: I have come into this Congress with an antiwar bias.

Lois Frankel

I CanCongressSayBiasClearly

The web and physical world is plagued with abundance - people need help sorting through all the good and bad stuff out there. The tyranny of choice is causing major psychic pain and frustration for people.

Jason Calacanis

GoodPainPeopleWorldFrustration

Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets and Boston ferns, and scent everything that touches our lives.

Diane Ackerman

NatureLivePictureHouseWindows

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