My mother did what many men do. She left.
Henning Mankell
Recitation: by Male by Female
Even for people who live in the country, there is a trepidation now about going outside to play. But it never occurred to us to be fearful when we were young.
Jim Broadbent
LivePeopleCountryPlayYoungNow
Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb onto bestseller lists even though I enjoy reading a wide variety of literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
Joan D. Vinge
ScienceClimbReadingEnjoyBeyond
I'm just a normal person. It's not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics.
Anna Netrebko
HomeBeautifulShoesThoughtsThink
Introverts listen better, they assess risks more carefully, they can be wiser managers. It's not for nothing that the Silicon Valley billionaires are so often the retiring types.
Jeffrey Kluger
RisksBetterWiserNothingListen
There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.
Stephen Hawking
LifeSingleAccidentsPlanetMany
I think the success of any brand reboot is to acknowledge the heritage but to embrace and interpret it in a way that makes it relevant and wearable to the modern consumer.
Simon Spurr
SuccessThinkBrandHeritageWay
All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.
Simone de Beauvoir
PowerManWhyWillHimAlways
The head writer loves that my character is a boor.
Rob Corddry
CharacterHeadWriterLoves
One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.
Jared Polis
LoveCourageBaseballMomGrowing Up
I am on my way to Ghana tomorrow morning and you just need to know that this Administration is very focused on doing all we can to promote economic development in this part of the world, in Africa, throughout Africa, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
Donald Evans
MorningI AmTomorrowWorldDoing
To me, it feels like 'The Doctor' has to have a long coat, and that's something imprinted on me from childhood, because he always did. And there's something heroic in a flapping coat, but at the same time, I need to get rid of it sometimes and just be a scrawny guy in a suit that doesn't quite fit.
David Tennant
TimeChildhoodMeDoctorLongNeed
My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.
Chico Hamilton
RootsYoungJazzRockTwoOut
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