Geraldine Brooks Quotes

Even the classics that we read to our young children are full of wolves' fangs and burning ovens and bloody feet and ice shards piercing hearts. Even the New Testament climaxes with an act of unspeakable torture. Might as well just read to our kids from the Amnesty Annual Report and be done with it.

Geraldine Brooks

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What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

Robert Moog

MusicOpportunityMeThinkDone

I like stories about people who have to go into darkness for a good reason and then have to figure out how to deal with the darkness that seeps into their souls.

Michael Connelly

GoodDarknessPeopleGoReasonOut

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive.

Stanley Druckenmiller

GameFaceLovedYouPlayFlexible

In my early years, my father was away as a soldier in the war. When he came back, work was very difficult to come by. Even though he was a highly skilled man, a maker of furniture, the payment for that work was very poor.

Trevor Nunn

WorkFatherManWarBackEarly

When I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington is full of big spenders. Let's make them squeal.

Joni Ernst

KnowWashingtonPorkBigCutGet

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.

Donald Glover

FunnyThinkTestSomethingJust

Italy is a divided country without a center.

Christian Lacroix

CountryWithoutDividedCenterItaly

I like Adele, Mika, Natacha Atlas and a beautiful old record, 'An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri,' starring Harry Belafonte and Nana Mouskouri. What they have in common is they all have incredible voices. I am very much into voices. I would say I'm a fan of voices, not of sound. I'm a fan of singers, not of bands.

Christian Louboutin

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I have all kinds of chest injuries; I tore my vein during 'Rocky II' and had 60 stitches. If you've seen 'Rocky Balboa,' you'll know how bad they look.

Sylvester Stallone

InjuriesYouLookBadKnowSeen

Nobody took me too seriously but I was grown up even as a baby.

Sharon Stone

MeBabyNobodySeriouslyUpEven

One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach.

Knute Rockne

GoodSoulLossCoachLossesMany

Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.

Jan Peter Balkenende

FreedomDayMindBondRememberTake

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