Marilynne Robinson Quotes

When I'm writing fiction, I'm sort of interested by the fact that somehow or other I can have the feeling of actually seeing things through someone else's eyes.

Marilynne Robinson

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EyesWritingSomeoneSeeingI Can

While it's typical to find steamed clam recipes which include a bit of bacon or sausage, you might not think of adding shredded ham hock, but it's another way to pair the lusty, smoky flavor of animal fat with the briny ocean flavor of shellfish.

Tom Douglas

OceanAnimalThinkFatYouFind

I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people.

Mary Harris Jones

I AmPeopleBlindOwnOurAm

I would say my first golf memory was asking who Arnold Palmer was when he was always on the Pennzoil commercials. When I was a little kid I watched a lot of sports, but I didn't watch a lot of golf, and this guy was always on a tractor.

Mike Greenberg

SportsMemoryGolfSayKidAsking

There's a joy in having the molecule of an idea, then testing it in front of audiences at secret shows that people only know about the night before.

Mike Myers

JoyPeopleNightKnowSecretIdea

My husband is the romantic one in our relationship. He's always doing sweet things for me. Each year, we recreate our first date - it was a blind date, and we met at the zoo, followed by a trip to the museum. I'd have to say that's my favorite romantic date.

Lori Wilde

RelationshipRomanticMeSweetBlind

I remember seeing the Colosseum for the first time when I was a young boy. It left a lasting impression on me.

Diego Della Valle

TimeMeRememberSeeingYoungBoy

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

Chick Corea

BusinessMusicPeopleSayCompete

I subconsciously mimic whomever I'm talking to, so I've been mistaken for a Canadian, a South American, and somebody from the West Country.

Chloe Pirrie

AmericanTalkingCountryWestBeen

We do live in this age of new media.

Seal

LiveAgeMediaNewNew Media

It's always easier if you have the support of your family, if you're not alone. I came from a country that has been through a lot of troubles in the last 20 to 30 years, but we have been through them together.

Novak Djokovic

FamilyAloneTogetherSupportYou

Under Lenin, hardly less than under Stalin, historians harbored critical opinions at their peril. The writing, let alone the publication, of political diaries was virtually impossible.

Norman Davies

AloneWritingImpossiblePolitical

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

Muhammad Ali

GreatI AmSaidGreatestEvenKnew

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