David Guterson Quotes

At one level you're condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices.

David Guterson

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FreedomVoiceYouPossibleWithin

I shall now proceed to my own experience, which hath truly convinced me, the Lord is awakened as one out of sleep; and the voice of the Lord will shake terribly the earth.

Joanna Southcott

ExperienceSleepMeVoiceEarthNow

It's hard to pass up a pole vault opportunity here in Des Moines. The crowd was so great when I was at the mall and I was pumped up and I thought technically I was on and I figured where else to open up my outdoor season than here.

Jenn Suhr

OpportunityGreatThoughtHardOpen

The most moving parts of 'Real American' come when Lythcott-Haims stares unflinchingly at her own self-loathing, writing about the racist encounters of her childhood that convinced her from a young age that there was something inherently wrong with being black.

Jenna Wortham

AgeChildhoodMovingWritingBlack

Movies are about people; there're not about ideas. It's like great novels. Great novels are not about ideas. There's never been a great novel about ideas.

Michael Cimino

GreatPeopleIdeasMoviesNever

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves.

Sonny Rollins

MusicMusiciansDignityPersonJazz

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to turn a profit.

Steven Soderbergh

ProfitTurnEventOnlyMillion

As cognitive beings, we rationalise everything. So, I think that's why nemeses are, in general, fascinating to observe, because they decide to act on feelings that we, most of the time, rationalise.

Sofia Boutella

TimeThinkFeelingsWhyEverything

A lot of people said I tried to speak white on the phone. That is farthest thing from the truth and offensive.

Ron Stallworth

TruthPeopleSpeakPhoneWhiteSaid

I enjoy the quiet life.

Martin Yan

LifeEnjoyQuietQuiet Life

I always struggled with the idea of forgiving my enemies.

Joyner Lucas

AlwaysEnemiesIdeaForgiving

I pay parking tickets. You know, you can try to give 50%, but then they charge you all those penalties! Seriously, I have gotten many, many, many tickets in my life.

Debra Messing

LifeMy LifeYouKnowSeriouslyTry

I think that connection with humans is so important. Sometimes I'll do this monologue and talk to the crowd, like, 'Come on, let's really connect here.' I don't think a lot of people understand it's a two-way exchange. Some people go to a show and are like, 'Yeah, you make me feel.' That's not how it works.

Chet Faker

PeopleMeThinkFeelYouConnection

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