The simplest science book is over my head.
James Merrill
Recitation: by Male by Female
I have an illogical affinity for 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.'
John Joseph Adams
GenerationNextStarIllogicalTrek
'Pacific Rim,' for me, was a chance to touch on those old Toho monster movies. 'Godzilla' and 'Rodan'... and then 'Ultraman' and 'Robotech' and all those kinds of things.
John Knoll
MeChanceMoviesTouchOldMonster
First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a function of what these people might do or be. Everything has to flow from their personalities; otherwise it will not be emotionally engaging, or plausible.
Robert Harris
PeopleLandscapeFlowWillFirst
When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.
Amy Purdy
CarSisterDownGotChevyLicense
Try as I might, Agatha Christie is unique. The actual writing style can't be exactly the same, so instead of trying to replicate it exactly, the way I got around it was by inventing a new narrator.
Sophie Hannah
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If you're holding a grudge against somebody over the battle you just went through, you might be working with them on the next bill.
Steve Scalise
BattleYouOverThroughAgainst
We were very poor and my family lost everything during the war - our home and our identity. But I'm a believer in luck and think the social conditions you're born into provide the opportunity for you to prove your luck. And I suppose I've been lucky.
Sigmar Polke
FamilyHomeOpportunityWarIdentity
At the beginning of the troubles of Saint Domingo, I felt that I was destined to great things. When I received this divine intimation, I was four and fifty years of age; I could neither read nor write.
Toussaint Louverture
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Think independently and put the country first.
Mick Cornett
ThinkCountryFirstPut
Listen with grace, with no judgment, without imposing the law.
Joseph Prince
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It takes such a commitment of passion and energy and time, and it's all so encompassing to direct that you've got to see the bullseye, and you know you can hit it - or at least get awfully close.
Jonathan Mostow
PassionTimeCommitmentEnergyYou
We do care about planets like the Earth because by now we understood that life as a chemical system really needs a smaller planet with water and with rocks and with a lot of complex chemistry to originate, to emerge, to survive.
Dimitar Sasselov
LifeWaterSurviveCareEarthRocks
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