Koren Zailckas Quotes

I think when you're 14 years old, I think you're sort of looking for markers that prove you're an adult and you're independent of your parents.

Koren Zailckas

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ParentsLookingThinkYouProveOld

A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.

Andrew Bernstein

HeroNeedMustUndefeatedHeFaced

I never really thought of myself as a physical comedian. But when I was a kid, I used to, you know, pretend to trip over things to make girls laugh in school and stuff like that. So I kind of learned how to fall without hurting yourself.

Matthew Perry

MyselfYourselfSchoolThoughtLaugh

I would love to go to the Last Supper and become a fly on the wall to hear what was said and see what went on.

Matt Lanter

LoveFlyWallGoSaidBecome

The act of reading a story is sacred, and people build images and all that stuff.

Michael Connelly

PeopleReadingStoryBuildAct

My father was often away with the army, or in London, but mum did a lot of the cooking. She never liked cakes - not baking. Meat. Fish. That's what she did.

Tom Parker Bowles

FatherCookingFishArmyBakingShe

You do know what's coming up when you're translating. I suppose the concentration, then, is on finding a formulation which is speakable and in character - and economical as well, actually.

Tom Stoppard

CharacterFindingYouKnowUpWell

People need to know that they have all the tools within themselves. Self-awareness, which means awareness of their body, awareness of their mental space, awareness of their relationships - not only with each other, but with life and the ecosystem.

Deepak Chopra

LifeSpacePeopleToolsBodyKnow

When you are playing with a few players in the pocket, it doesn't leave me isolated. I have a bit more space to work and be higher up the pitch.

Dele Alli

WorkSpaceMeYouMoreLeave

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

Paul Thomas Anderson

LifeGoodRestMy LifeFeelingsGut

I'm constantly busy.

Norman Reedus

BusyConstantly

Redwoods have an enormous surface area that extends upward into space because they have a propensity to do something called reiteration. A redwood is a fractal. And as they put out limbs, the limbs burst into small trees, copies of the redwood.

Richard Preston

SpaceSmallTreesOutSomething

It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits.

Martha Plimpton

FamilyWomenChildrenSocietyLong

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