Petina Gappah Quotes

The first thing I remember when I moved to a school in the suburbs was, 'My gosh, all these books!' The classroom and school had a library; I'd never seen so many books in my life! It was something we didn't have in the township.

Petina Gappah

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LifeSchoolLibraryMy LifeRemember

The fact that this is getting released, and people are just now hearing it, kind of tickles me. This is just awesome that the media is excited to talk to me and find out what's happening.

Jessi Colter

PeopleMeMediaFindKindTalk

To me, pause is sometimes the most important, most effective moment in a film or play or anything.

Jean Smart

MomentMePlayImportantSometimes

My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer, and my mom's a director and writer. Even when I was young, I wanted to be an actress.

Troian Bellisario

MomTelevisionYoungDirectorEven

There is something insouciant and boyish about the sockless ankle in summer.

Russell Smith

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My favorite thing to do in L.A. is to be in a car with friends listening to music. The perfect time is twilight, when the setting sun is filtering through the palm trees. Back in the day, we'd be listening to the Vandals, X, or Farside. Now it would be L.A.-based bands like Dum Dum Girls, Foxygen, or Ty Segall.

Liz Goldwyn

CarMusicTimeDaySunListening

Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy. And we also have the world's largest Muslim population. This demonstrates that democracy and Islam are not incompatible. Terrorism is not associated with any religion.

Joko Widodo

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I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.

Jon Jones

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I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life.

Drew Bledsoe

LifeSmileGoodGood HealthHealth

I always thought of words as art supplies.

Douglas Coupland

ArtWordsThoughtAlwaysSupplies

When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper.

Bobby Moynihan

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Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.

Peter Jackson

ThinkYouPowerfulDutyFilmWeapon

I think that sometimes, as producers, we just service the artists who's really just the main front or person. You know, our roles are really just to help them get where they're supposed to go.

No I.D.

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