Lynn Coady Quotes

Occasionally, chewing over some random letter writer's dilemma, I'll find myself imagining scenarios where the problem could be sidestepped by an innocent fib or series of evasive manoeuvres. Then, I slap myself on the wrist.

Lynn Coady

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MyselfRandomProblemFindInnocent

Everyone is flawed and everyone makes mistakes and is culpable.

Steve Carell

MistakesEveryoneFlawedMakes

Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy.

Alvar Aalto

LifeMusicComedyLife Is ATragedy

To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It's great not to be the only member any more!

Stephen Kinzer

GreatWelcomeMoreClubOnlyWho

I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.

Spike Lee

CameraActingLikeFront

People sometimes ask me to name the greatest coach in NFL history. George Halas may have set the standard, but Don Shula has won more games than anyone, and he has done it in the most competitive era. He had an incomparable ability to evaluate players, to motivate them, and to teach them the game of football.

Marv Levy

HistoryFootballPeopleMeGame

For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don't trust him, you won't be able to give him your all.

Michelle Yeoh

TrustMeBoatYouImportantHim

Truthfully, the hardest part about fashion is not the vision or one great idea, but the execution of each aspect.

Monika Chiang

VisionGreatFashionExecutionIdea

In 1970, somebody once asked me whether I thought my books would still be around in 40 years, and I thought, 'How would I know, and why would I care?' Well, it turns out I really do care.

Judy Blume

MeThoughtCareKnowWhyOut

If you want to have great success, you'd better give them what they want, but so be it.

Dirk Benedict

SuccessGreatBetterYouWantGive

That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.

Denis Waitley

LifeBeautyTruthTimeYouCreate

I'm someone who thinks that the world would be a better place if there was a big middle class. I mean, middle class is peace. In a perfect world, everybody would have enough to eat and we'd be living in security. It's obvious. I'm very happy to pay my taxes and all that. I would say I'm more of a Social Democrat.

Denis Villeneuve

PeaceHappyWorldBetterSomeone

Government is not just about maintaining the status quo. It's about helping people's lives to work.

Chirlane McCray

WorkGovernmentPeopleStatus Quo

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