Rick Yancey Quotes

I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I've forgotten to back up the manuscript?

Rick Yancey

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Somehow we got used to death, and then we dehumanised it. We account for conflicts in figures. Ebola is 13,500 infected, 5,000 people have died... People are losing their sense of empathy, their sense of wanting to do something.

Joanne Liu

DeathEmpathyLosingPeopleUsed

I am a big book collector. I love books.

Andrew Zuckerman

LoveI AmBookBigBooksCollector

We already do a couple numbers with chairs - chairs being a classic, Bob Fosse-ish, showbizzy prop, but the punk element is that it's just me and Stephanie and this funky band from Austin.

Megan Mullally

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There is nothing like a hair flip!

Meghan Markle

HairNothingLikeFlip

Weight loss can change your whole character. That always amazed me: Shedding pounds does change your personality. It changes your philosophy of life because you recognize that you are capable of using your mind to change your body.

Jean Nidetch

LifeChangeCharacterPersonalityMe

My pet peeve is when people criticize things when they're just trying to have a conversation.

Jeff Baena

PetPeopleTryingConversationJust

God's only excuse is that he does not exist.

Stendhal

GodExistOnlyHeExcuseDoes

I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.

Siouxsie Sioux

LoveFearOceanBluePeacefulLiked

Faffing, of course, does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.

Tom Hodgkinson

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When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth.

Tom Rath

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I'd done an Edinburgh show before, in 1981, called 'The Importance of Being Varnished' - I was in the pun trade at the time.

Rory Bremner

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I'm super into sneakers! I'm totally addicted. Just from playing ball all the time. I was always looking for the freshest kicks on the court.

Dexter Darden

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