Jami Attenberg Quotes

We've all got flesh. I've just got a little more.

Jami Attenberg

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MoreLittleGotJustFlesh

Life has evolved to thrive in environments that are extreme only by our limited human standards: in the boiling battery acid of Yellowstone hot springs, in the cracks of permanent ice sheets, in the cooling waters of nuclear reactors, miles beneath the Earth's crust, in pure salt crystals, and inside the rocks of the dry valleys of Antarctica.

Jill Tarter

LifeThriveIceEarthRocksSalt

A century before the concept took hold in America, pirate ships were democracies. Most captains were elected by crew and could be voted out anytime.

Robert Kurson

AmericaPirateOutHoldCrewShips

I wanted to create a collection of leather handbags which would not only reflect the brand's DNA but also appeal to a busy cosmopolitan woman.

Matthew Williamson

WomanBusyBrandCreateDNALeather

Fiddler is keenly aware that justice and law don't necessarily equate.

Ann Maxwell

JusticeLawAwareNecessarilyEquate

People who've read my reviews know my tastes, know how I approach a book, know my background. I can write with believable authority. It doesn't mean I'm always right.

Michael Dirda

PeopleBookI CanKnowAuthority

I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits.

Mercedes McCambridge

TroubleMoreAlwaysThanTruthsHad

Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement.

John Polanyi

ScienceSupportPeopleMeThinking

I prefer building rather than fundraising.

Travis Kalanick

MyselfUberFailuresBeforeHad

Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading.

Ruth Rendell

LoveHeartPeopleReadingKindWho

When you're making an adaptation, you have to make content for the fans; otherwise, you'll get something that won't even be accepted by the mainstream. You want to make something that the fans will approve and the mainstream will enjoy.

Masi Oka

EnjoyYouWantWillContentFans

Sometimes you feel uncomfortable taking a photograph, but that's all part of the job.

Martin Parr

JobFeelUncomfortableYouSometimes

I don't think boldness should be associated with showing off skin. It's not the basis of boldness.

Mira Nair

ThinkSkinBoldnessOffShould

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