A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.
Clifton Fadiman
Recitation: by Male by Female
When we really start searching for the truth in stories, we can find it everywhere, not just in sincere confessions but in the deliberate lies and imagined possibilities, the magic and fantasy, and all the other unreal elements that go into the concoction of identity.
Joanna Scott
TruthIdentityStartMagicFindGo
There's no political point worth my son's life.
Joe Biden
LifeSonPoliticalWorthPoint
I have definitely emulated my mom's style more than anyone's. But that may be mostly to do with how often I steal her clothing.
Maya Hawke
StyleMomMoreClothingHerMay
I think you just learn to maybe slow some of the key situations in the game down.
Matt Cain
GameThinkKeySlowLearnYou
I like short stories.
John Updike
ShortLikeStoriesShort Stories
As a kid, I was hyperactive and the naughty one in school. I wouldn't listen to anyone and thought I knew best. At home, I was always breaking things and annoying everyone.
Amir Khan
HomeBestSchoolThoughtListenKid
The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil.
Tony Evans
GodEvilInclusionExclusionMeans
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.
Robert Foster Bennett
SuccessHealthControlMental Health
A waiter at the hotel kept telling me that Cape Town is just like a European city, but it's not like that at all. It doesn't feel safe, and I didn't really go out at night.
Robert Webb
CityMeNightFeelHotelGo
My parents have seen me flirt with girls in front of them, so they're kind of used to it.
Lucky Blue Smith
ParentsMeKindSeenUsedFlirt
I played the guitar. When I was 14, I composed songs - Paul McCartney-style things. I had a rock band - we'd compete in festivals.
Juan Diego Florez
GuitarFestivalsRockBandCompete
Sometimes you sing songs about the way you want to feel more than the way you actually do feel.
Jon Crosby
FeelYouSometimesWantWayMore
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