Richard Flanagan Quotes

Through my youth, there was imposed on us a culture relentlessly English. English books were all you could buy; English television filled our screens, and in consequence, England seemed to matter in a way that our world didn't.

Richard Flanagan

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CultureYouthWorldYouTelevision

Well I know I was contracted to Polydor so they couldn't use my name.

Jim Sullivan

NameKnowWellUseContracted

I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.

Joe Perry

TimeFirePeopleSurviveSomething

Books should be right up there with exercise and diet as something that don't just entertain us but heal us. They tell us we are not alone and fix the pieces of us that can be shattered by reality. They are teachers, and they are friends, and we should never contemplate a world - or a life - without them.

Matt Haig

LifeAloneWorldRealityDietNever

I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.

Skylar Grey

CuteSchoolBadBoyBandTrumpet

I never care about myself out in public when I get the paparazzi swarming me.

Tori Spelling

MyselfMeCareNeverOutPaparazzi

I am going to smash B.J. Flores to bits and be the first man stop him.

Tony Bellew

ManI AmStopFirstHimGoing

And Big Night, I think by the end the brothers find that balance, when they touch each other on the shoulder over breakfast and it's understood that what should never have driven them apart almost drove them apart. I think that's a true moment.

Tony Shalhoub

MomentBalanceBreakfastNightThink

Under the leadership of President Obama and a whole host of partners, including nonprofits, foundations, and advocates, the Department of Labor has made historic investments in community colleges, apprenticeships, coding boot camps, and summer jobs.

Tom Perez

LeadershipCommunitySummerLabor

Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.

Michelle Yeoh

ThinkLearnYouUpArtsSomething

I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.

Dolly Parton

LoveGoodFoodRomanticRestaurant

You don't have to be alone with your thoughts anymore. You don't have to process anything. You can call up someone to do something to instantly make you sort of feel better.

Dennis Quaid

AloneThoughtsBetterSomeoneYou

The fact I have an education forms my lyrical style, I'm sure. I studied the social sciences, history, stuff like that. I have an interest in politics, which maybe works its way into the songs in small, subtle ways.

Dean Wareham

EducationHistoryStylePoliticsWay

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