Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Recitation: by Male by Female
The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head.
Jim Davis
AnimationHeadWorkingSurprising
I want to play a character I've never been before-a crazy serial killer like Charlize Theron in Monster. I'd love to have to shave my head.
Jennifer Lawrence
LoveCharacterCrazyPlayWantHead
Pretty much the day I stopped being laureate, the poems that had been few and far between came back to me, like birds in the evening nesting in a tree.
Andrew Motion
TreeDayMeBirdsEveningBack
I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B music in the '70s and '80s, will continue to be one of the most recognized and formidable human beings that we've ever produced in our tradition.
Michael Eric Dyson
MusicIdentityBlackThinkTradition
I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?
Stephen Baldwin
LifeGodWalkWorldPerceptionPlan
Lyndon Johnson is not a comfortable model for President Obama to imitate. He is an all-but-forgotten president - pilloried for the failed war in Vietnam and criticized for grandiose reforms conservatives denounce as the epitome of federal social engineering that costs too much and does too little.
Robert Dallek
WarEngineeringToo MuchComfortable
As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music.
Tom Glazer
LoveMusicMeLiteratureChoiceUp
As we are all aware, Special Operations Forces, SOF, are playing an increasingly essential role as we continue to fight and, more importantly, win the war on terror.
Robin Hayes
FightWarWinSpecialMoreRole
But first, the news: The House of Commons was sealed off today after police chased an escaped lunatic through the front door during Prime Minister's question time. A spokesman at Scotland Yard said it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Ronnie Barker
TodayTimePoliceDoorLookingNews
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
Mitch Daniels
GoodGrowthTimeMoneyGovernment
In 2009, at the Vancouver Peace Summit, I met a supporter of Free the Slaves, an NGO dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery; weeks later, I flew down to Los Angeles and met with the director of Free the Slaves; thus began my journey into exploring modern-day slavery.
Lisa Kristine
JourneyPeaceSlaveryFreeDown
All the other members of the U.N. were admitted, at the outset or subsequently, but Israel was created by the U.N. as a Jewish state, on the motion of Stalin's ambassador, seconded by President Truman's.
Conrad Black
PresidentJewishAmbassadorIsrael
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