David Mitchell Quotes

When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy!

David Mitchell

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PeopleMeThinkWillLuckyGuy

I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.

Jodi Picoult

ChangeAlonePeopleSisterFeelYou

All my friends are dying. That's why I always wear black.

Joan Rivers

BlackFriendsWhyDyingAlwaysWear

The kind of capitalism I hate most is crony capitalism, the friends who decide. These are things which should be killed in Russia.

Anatoly Chubais

HateCapitalismFriendsKindDecide

When I look for the next project, it's always about, 'Is it going to push me out of my comfort zone? Am I doing something different? Am I working with people who are passionate about what they're doing?' At the end of the day, if I'm going to be bored on set, then I'm not gonna be happy.

Amanda Crew

DayHappyPeopleMeBe HappyEnd

I don't believe that being an inspiring leader is a goal that you can aspire to. It is a by-product.

Srikumar Rao

LeaderBelieveYouGoalAspire

Everybody knows that Coutinho is a great footballer - here in England, they call him 'The Magician.' He made his decision to join Barcelona, but every time we meet and play for the Selecao, we have a good chat and maintain that friendship. He is an exceptional guy and one of the best friends football has given me.

Roberto Firmino

FriendshipGoodGreatTimeBestMe

Now the identification of individual sounds by phonetic observation is an artificial way of proceeding.

Roman Jakobson

NowObservationWayIndividual

Your desired behavior must become just as much a habit as your undesired behavior was before.

Mike Hawkins

HabitBehaviorBecomeMustJust

It has to be a partnership. I go back to Ted Thompson's opening press conference, and he talked about partnership. We had a hell of a partnership for 12 years.

Mike McCarthy

HellPartnershipBackGoOpeningHe

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

Lou Holtz

TodayYouYesterdayDoneAnything

I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

MyselfQualityPrideI CanDifficult

Flag-burning is plain wrong, and I'll stand up for free speech - even speech I don't like.

Deborah K. Ross

FreeStand UpStandSpeechWrongUp

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