Mark Helprin Quotes

In an interview, I lose control even of what I am, for it is the interviewer who edits me, finally, into what he thinks I am, and never have I been happy with someone else's version of my life after that person has spent an entire two or three hours fathoming it.

Mark Helprin

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LifeI AmHappyMeControlMy Life

Newspapers are so boring. How can you read a newspaper that starts with a 51-word lead sentence?

Jimmy Breslin

YouBoringNewspaperLeadStarts

I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.

Jim Pattison

RespectGotPlayersJustAroundLot

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

Joanne Froggatt

LoveHeelsLikeI LoveJimmy

Every fact in the universe will fit every other fact in the universe. A lie never did, never will fit anything but another lie made to fit it. Never, never!

Robert Green Ingersoll

LieUniverseWillNeverAnything

I felt really happy to be able to film together with Korea's most beautiful actress. Everyone thinks it's because of her outward appearance that Song Hye-kyo became famous, but after working together, I realized her inner heart and personality are also good. Moreover, she has lots of acting experience, and I actually did learn a lot from her.

Song Joong-ki

GoodHeartBeautifulWorking Together

Economists must always be prepared for surprises: they find many in trying to find order in the universe of their study.

Simon Kuznets

UniverseTryingFindBe Prepared

Manual labor to my father was not only good and decent for it's own sake but, as he was given to saying, it straightened out one's thoughts.

Mary Ellen Chase

GoodFatherThoughtsSayingLabor

I think that's something people need to convey because you see all these celebrity moms out there, and the perception is they can do it all, but they have sooo much help. And it's kind of an unfair image to project for many women, because it is really hard, and if you have help, you should indicate you have help.

Lisa Ling

WomenPeoplePerceptionThinkHelp

What makes art powerful is a flash of recognition, a frightening encounter with something familiar about the human condition.

Joshua Oppenheimer

ArtRecognitionPowerfulHumanFlash

Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases.

Jorja Smith

SimplePeopleFeelSometimesTry

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of peaks and valleys. And there's a lot of training that goes into their careers. It's a struggle. Very dramatic.

Dennis Quaid

CommunityStruggleTrainingGoLarge

Nobody is all good or all bad.

Ashley Madekwe

GoodBadNobody

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