Allan Guthrie Quotes

I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books.

Allan Guthrie

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PeopleMeSurpriseSometimesMeet

I've gone through various periods with superheroes. They work in the right hands, but they don't work in other hands. It's tricky. But any movie is tricky. It's impossible to say, 'This is what you do in any situation.'

John Carpenter

WorkImpossibleHandsYouSituation

I wasn't a good waitress, but I was told that I was very nice and charming, so people liked me anyway.

Jennifer Aniston

GoodPeopleMeNiceCharmingAnyway

I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. That's what I've always done.

Jeff Koons

ArtArtistConnectionFeelingDone

A woman tells her doctor, 'I've got a bad back.' The doctor says, 'It's old age.' The woman says, 'I want a second opinion.' The doctor says: 'Okay - you're ugly as well.'

Tommy Cooper

AgeWomanOld AgeUglyOpinionYou

When I was a kid in Ireland, there were not very many black people. I was very much like the strange brown thing, intriguing and cute. I didn't experience racism there. The first time I did was in London. It was that moment that you realize you're black. A kind of lifting of the veil.

Ruth Negga

TimeCuteMomentExperienceRacism

If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a chameleon. I want to be that versatile actor who can do anything - that's why you learn fifty different dialects, you do Shakespeare, you do commedia, you do it all so that if any job comes your way, you should be able to do it.

Rutina Wesley

JobTrainingSchoolFeelLearnYou

I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef.

Martin Yan

CookingChildCollegeChefDinner

Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.

Dontrelle Willis

WinI CanWhateverGetEvenTakes

The Expanded Learning Time program is a voluntary one - only districts and schools that want to apply are in the program and supported by the state to pursue their plans.

Chris Gabrieli

LearningTimeWantPlansPursue

Do I exaggerate? Boy, do I, and I'd do it more if I could get away with it.

David Sedaris

BoyMoreAwayIf I CouldGetCould

At a tiny station in New Albany, Indiana, which is right across from the river from Louisville, Kentucky, where I grew up. The Louisville stations were loath to hire beginners, so I had to go across the river.

Bob Edwards

RiverGoNewRightUpKentucky

If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.

William H. McRaven

Little ThingsYouWillNeverRight

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