Richard Flanagan Quotes

I was born too late and missed the dream of empire. Its shadow, the Commonwealth, coincides with my life but rarely connected with it.

Richard Flanagan

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LifeShadowMy LifeDreamLateBorn

Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.

Jessie J

VisionBelieveStrongYouArtist

I think a life of a human being is not something you can explain in a few interview questions. The stuff you do in the media is sometimes a great reflection and sometimes not a great reflection of who you are as a person.

Andreja Pejic

LifeGreatReflectionThinkMedia

Individual scientists like myself - and many more conspicuous - pointed to the dangers of radioactive fallout over Canada if we were to launch nuclear weapons to intercept incoming bombers.

John Polanyi

MyselfCanadaMoreOverLaunchLike

I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.

Robbie Lawler

MyselfFightWorryI CanRingHow

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.

Roger Bannister

MedicineBehaviorImportantDifficult

I have, on the other hand, felt ill will from various people in the industry and the press.

Rob Lowe

PeopleWillHandIndustryPressIll

Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And it's not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the learning experience and restructuring faculty and the use of faculty time.

Roy Romer

LearningTimeExperienceMoreGoing

Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and will doubtless continue to exist in the States so long as they conform to their laws and are found to be safe and beneficial.

Martin Van Buren

BusinessLongCountryWillSafe

I started to shortcircuit because I had high aspirations for the film. I never told anybody that.

Mickey Rourke

NeverHighStartedFilmAspirations

I believe people are afraid to be still because we're used to being stimulated.

Michael W. Smith

PeopleBelieveI BelieveAfraidUsed

No addiction is good.

Jose Mujica

GoodAddiction

Mother was so good that I was defeated even before I started to be an actress. I thought I could never make it unless I spent years in the Actors Studios, went on the blacklist and lived in New York, as she did.

Dinah Manoff

GoodMotherNew YorkThoughtNew

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