Shahzia Sikander Quotes

I like driving. A lot. I think that's something I just enjoy the most. I can, at a moment's notice, drive across the country if, you know, I had to.

Shahzia Sikander

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MomentDriveThinkDrivingEnjoy

When hip-hop came along, men and women started dressing down as a form of rebellion.

Jidenna

WomenMenDownHip-HopRebellion

I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that's all I want to try to do. I don't ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn't interest me.

Jhumpa Lahiri

CultureMeImpossibleThinkSomeone

Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.

John Delaney

PoliticalPowerfulWashingtonPoor

Failure's a natural part of life.

John Malkovich

LifeFailureNaturalPart

The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

Simone Weil

FuturePresentSameStuffMade

You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our blank canvas is silence. Then we write a song from an idea that can change somebody's life. Songwriting is the closest thing to magic that we could ever experience. That's why I love songwriting.

Rodney Atkins

LifeLoveChangeEyesExperience

I'm a clean freak and a germaphobe - I have hand sanitizer in my pocket.

Brittany Murphy

HandCleanFreakPocket

He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.

William Gilbert

MoralsMannersHeMethodist

If you follow anything that I've ever done, I never stick to one thing more than one year. I'm just afraid to get typecast.

Phil Ramone

YearYouDoneMoreNeverFollow

Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves.

Paul Theroux

WritingPrettyNervesCrummy

I think when you exercise in open spaces, it kind of detoxifies your body and gives you peace of mind.

Nushrat Bharucha

PeaceMindThinkPeace Of MindBody

'Dogfight' was everything wonderful and terrifying about a show, and I feel it 1,000% gave me the knowledge and the confidence that I could do this. I can step up and be present enough to command scenes with amazing actors.

Lindsay Mendez

ConfidenceKnowledgeStepAmazingMe

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