The black church will accept anybody.
James McBride
Recitation: by Male by Female
On stage, I'm always nervous, but there is so much adrenalin, too. It's strange because I have to turn my back on the audience, and my audience is the orchestra. I communicate my energy to them, and they communicate it to the audience behind me!
Andris Nelsons
MeEnergyBackNervousStrangeTurn
I once worked at a record label called London Records. The company was owned by Roger Ames, one of the most successful figures in the British music industry. Roger always placed a value on loafing, on holidays, on not being in the office all the time.
John Niven
MusicTimeValueHolidaysLondon
I was with Robert Preston in 'Sly Fox.'
Jeffrey Tambor
FoxSlyRobert
People think of me as a stereotype: muse, privileged, decorative. Classically, the muses were the inspiration. They'd come and go - they wouldn't actually make things, get their hands dirty. I don't think I'm a muse, although I think I can help pull a trigger. I really like getting my hands dirty.
Amanda Harlech
PeopleMeThinkHelpHandsI Can
Do Tasmanian devils really exist?
Tom Cochrane
DevilsExistReally
The best thing about having a lady professor on campus is that it tells women students that they can do it, too.
Mildred Dresselhaus
WomenBestLadyStudentsProfessor
The great-great-grandfather of my mother was probably using gelatins.
Jose Andres
MotherUsing
I think 'Interscope' always puts the artist first, and they're focusing on these artists' development. I felt like that was a part of my career that I kind of needed to focus on after having come from the radio and getting exposure that way. I wanted to grow my brand and grow my fanbase, and they have proven to be the best fit for that.
Daya
BestFocusThinkBrandGrowArtist
History shows that it's not smart for states to pay more to get jobs; you just get into the race to the bottom.
Chris Gabrieli
HistorySmartYouRaceMorePay
Mr. Sessions' conduct as a U.S. Attorney, from his politically-motivated voting fraud prosecutions to his indifference toward criminal violations of civil rights laws, indicated that he lacks the temperament, fairness and judgment to be a federal judge.
Coretta Scott King
VotingJudgeFairnessFraudJudgment
I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.
Claire Danes
AloneImaginationBeing AloneThink
A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve.
Clara Barton
RestBodyDoneNeverRightShoulder
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