Geraldine Brooks Quotes

Yes, the small village that we live in, in Virginia, is a very interesting place, in terms of its Civil War history, because it was a town that was founded by Quakers in 1733.

Geraldine Brooks

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LiveHistoryWarSmallInteresting

I don't want people to see me - I want them to see Jesus.

Jim Caviezel

PeopleMeWantSeeJesusThem

There's a danger of some of the best people saying, 'I don't want a career in science.'

John Gurdon

ScienceBestPeopleSayingCareer

You have to have conviction and completely question everything and anything you do. No matter how much you study, no matter how much you know, the side of your brain that has the smarts won't necessarily help you in making art.

Maya Lin

ArtBrainHelpYouKnowMatter

My favorite computer of all time? The Apple II that got me started, of course.

Robert Scoble

TimeMeAppleStartedGotComputer

I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.

Robert Green Ingersoll

LifeLoveLiveDeathLove IsKing

The truth is, that's what we moved to Nashville to do - to learn how to write hit songs. We weren't necessarily trying to get on college radio. We're trying for mass appeal.

Matthew Ramsey

TruthCollegeTruth IsLearnTrying

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer.

Andy Goldsworthy

NatureSnowMountainPowerfulLate

People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy.

Mikhail Bakunin

HappyPeopleFreeChurchGoForget

The ambition and focus that propel you to success can also be your downfall.

Judy Smith

SuccessFocusAmbitionYouDownfall

Personally, I don't focus much about the statistics of goals and assists. I always want to improve, but I'm not worried about statistics.

David Silva

GoalsFocusStatisticsWantImprove

My earlier poems were sadder than my poems are today, perhaps because I wrote them in confusion or when I was unhappy. But I am not a melancholy person, quite the contrary, no one enjoys laughing more than I do.

Anne Stevenson

TodayI AmUnhappyPersonConfusion

I have my flaws, but I embrace them and I love them because they're mine.

Winnie Harlow

LoveFlawsEmbraceBecauseMine

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