Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

There are two MFA programs here at the University of Texas, and I read on the jury of both of them. And it's amazing to me how many really talented young writers seem to fear humor.

Elizabeth McCracken

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FearHumorAmazingMeTexasYoung

The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions.

John Burnside

TimeLearnSeparationHumanOver

I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger.

Tori Amos

FindingIndustrySomethingYounger

A song is a short composition for voice and instruments. It is a piece of sung poetry set to music. It is usually only a few minutes long.

Russell Smith

MusicPoetrySongVoiceShortLong

I would love to do a musical. When I did 'Fame L.A.' for a year - all the singing, dancing and acting - I was in heaven. I cried so much when they cancelled the show. I mean, I loved going to work and I couldn't wait to get on the set.

Roselyn Sanchez

WorkLoveWaitSingingLovedYear

People seem to take as much offence as they possibly can these days - it's almost a new type of greed, a new kind of road rage.

Michael Leunig

PeopleRoadGreedNewKindRage

Ronald Reagan was a president of strength. His philosophy was a philosophy of strength - a strong military, a strong economy and strong families.

Mitt Romney

StrengthStrongPhilosophyEconomy

I'm just an observer of Java, and where Microsoft wants to go with C# is too early to tell.

Dennis Ritchie

EarlyGoTellWhereJustObserver

There's a period where you feel very hinky and low about yourself, like, 'That was a lot of time, and there's nothing to show for it.' I've tried to tell myself that if you're going to be a filmmaker, you can't really talk like that about time, because you'll hate yourself or feel very worthless.

Debra Granik

TimeMyselfHateYourselfFeelYou

I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.

Claire Forlani

ReadyReasonAlwaysLeaveAbsurd

It's not pleasant when you lose your whole football team.

Chuck Noll

FootballTeamYouLoseWholeYour

Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.

Brandi Chastain

OpportunityTogetherParentsMePlay

Presidents have a right to certain prerogatives, including the expectation of a certain deference. He's the president; this is history. But we seem to have come a long way since Ronald Reagan was regularly barked at by Sam Donaldson, almost literally, and the president shrugged it off.

Peggy Noonan

HistoryLongExpectationWayRight

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