Gregory David Roberts Quotes

The choking humidity makes amphibians of us all, in Bombay, breathing water in air; you learn to live with it, and you learn to like it, or you leave.

Gregory David Roberts

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LiveWaterLearnYouAirLeave

I'm really excited about the revolution that is young people actually playing young people on Broadway.

Jennifer Damiano

PeopleRevolutionYoungYoung People

Weight lifting is the easiest part of my day.

Melanie Roach

DayWeightLiftingPartEasiest

Your whole life is changed with that first child. Your social behaviors are all turned upside down, you're sleep deprived, but eight months in, my son had this seizure, and it just woke me up to the idea that, oh, no, this can end. And it can end in a way that will destroy you forever.

Jeff Nichols

LifeSonSleepChildMeUpside Down

I don't really care about having more fame than I have.

Jeff Bridges

CareFameMoreThanAboutReally

Much of what we regard as truth in the war on terror is actually rather suspect.

Amitava Kumar

TruthWarRatherMuchSuspect

I don't go online when I'm writing - that's the devil's workshop - but in general, I'm on there as much as any other global citizen.

Stacey D'Erasmo

WritingDevilGoCitizenGlobal

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.

Simon Newcomb

MorningNightEveningResultCloudy

I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music.

Tom Stoppard

MusicRockRollPopLikeBranch

Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

AgeMemoryMindInjuriesStronger

I was Mary Poppins for Halloween when I was 3, with lipstick and a carpetbag. And I was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in a production in my dad's barn.

Jonathan Groff

LipstickBarnProductionHalloween

Steady, firm, and kind government of prisoners is the truest humanity and the best exercise of duty. It is with convicts as with children: unseasonable indulgence, indiscreetly granted, leads to mischiefs which we may deplore but cannot repair.

Dorothea Dix

ChildrenBestGovernmentHumanity

Listen, I've been pretty fortunate. And if I've been underrated, it's actually been something I've been able to work with; I can surprise people. It sets me up to exceed expectations, so I don't mind.

Brad Pitt

WorkPeopleMindMeExpectationsUp

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