Emma Donoghue Quotes

I've always been religiously inclined, but it doesn't come up in most of my books.

Emma Donoghue

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AlwaysUpComeBeenBooksMost

I try to frighten my very young colleagues into studying and understanding their voices before they attempt things that are beyond them. It's wise to take gymnastics and swimming to strengthen the body, because people don't realise what an athletic undertaking singing actually is.

Jessye Norman

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Neil Patrick Harris is a superman of entertainment.

John Cameron Mitchell

SupermanEntertainmentHarrisNeil

There are lots of brownfield sites in Stoke, but they are not suitable for building executive homes. It needs to be surrounded by fields. It needs to be on greenbelt land. That's what executives want.

John Caudwell

BuildingWantLandSurroundedFields

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure.

John Stuart Mill

ExperienceFeelingMoralMoreTwo

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

Trisha Yearwood

HairMakeupCameraNobodyWhoFront

I phoned the KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in Louisiana and asked why my membership was being delayed. He said my application was on his desk and promised to deal with it personally. It was the first of many conversations with David Duke. We talked about his family, the weather, and about his political ambitions.

Ron Stallworth

FamilyWeatherPoliticalSaidWhy

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

Michael Jordan

NegativeThinkResultYouNeverBig

I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.

Joyce Carol Oates

ArtI AmPeopleConflictLookingGo

I'm trying to make the case to voters across the political spectrum that someone who brings a younger perspective - a fresher perspective... can change the culture in Washington more effectively than someone who has run for office 9 or 10 times.

Jon Ossoff

ChangeCulturePerspectivePolitical

I've never considered myself a rapper. I know how to do it. I know how to make my voice project, and I know how to stay on beat and what have you, but I've never considered myself a rapper.

Dr. Dre

MyselfVoiceYouKnowNeverProject

I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man.

DeForest Kelley

GreatManNextLeadingAspiration

The great thing about Snapchat is your fans can get a detailed experience of what your life is like behind the scenes.

Antonio Brown

LifeGreatExperienceFansGetYour

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