To think of Tolstoy eating a sandwich is intrinsically kind of funny.
Elif Batuman
Recitation: by Male by Female
There is certainly no one 'type' of writer who deliberately draws on Shakespeare. In fact, there's a strong argument that everyone writing in the English language is influenced by Shakespeare because, to a considerable degree, he shaped that language.
Matt Haig
WritingStrongLanguageArgument
Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.
John Ray
TimeNothingSameSame TimeInvented
In America, they never make anything without first having a market survey to ask the public what they want. People only ask for things they already know about, so you don't get anything new that way. That's why American fashion is stuck.
Mary Quant
PeopleFashionAmericanAmericaYou
Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded 'investments' in politically connected biofuel companies.
Michelle Malkin
ConnectedPondAdministrationStinks
I've learned not to buy into what other people say. I've learned not to put dreams in other people's hands.
Michael Oher
DreamsPeopleHandsSayPeople Say
There are things that I can tell my friends that I just can't tell my family, just as far as how I'm feeling about things. My friends know me the best in a certain way. I just think old friends are really, really important.
Jonathan Levine
FamilyBestOld FriendsMeThink
I have a lot of confidence in my game. I love to play with confidence, be aggressive, and that's just how I've always done it.
Jordan Spieth
LoveConfidenceGamePlayDoneJust
I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
Don Rickles
WalkDoctorThinkQuitTherapyOut
I've never seen a town that's so connected and so proud of their team and so passionate about the game. That's what makes Dortmund stand out so much. The weather isn't very good, but it's just a great town to live in. It's really known for the soccer.
Christian Pulisic
GoodLiveGreatTeamWeatherProud
I absolutely adore Christmas.
Aurora
ChristmasAbsolutelyAdore
I love being on stage more than anything, and I think that's what comes across. I think the most honest representation of any music is to play it right there in front of people. It's a moment - it's all one of a kind, every little part of it. There's no repeat.
Alison Mosshart
LoveMusicMomentPeopleThinkPlay
Topshop is the best. I don't know how I'd live without it. Most of my clothes are from there.
Poppy Delevingne
LiveBestClothesKnowWithoutMost
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