David Carson Quotes

Just because something's legible doesn't means it communicates. More importantly, it doesn't mean it communicates the right thing. So, what is the message sent before somebody actually gets into the material? And I think that's sometimes an overlooked area.

David Carson

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ThinkJust BecauseSometimesMean

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

Joan Cusack

FriendBestBest FriendNeverQuirky

As with other phases of nature, I have probably loved the rocks more than I have studied them.

John Burroughs

NatureLovedRocksMorePhasesThan

Not one person would admit that they didn't want me to wear a bikini because of their aesthetic preference - a preference that is shaped by our cultural perceptions of what is and isn't beautiful.

Jennifer Armintrout

BeautifulMeAestheticAdmitPerson

Long before I was a writer, when I was just a haphazard reader and a dreamer of stories, I learnt about an influential book by Harold Bloom. 'The Anxiety of Influence', published in 1973 when I was five years old, is taken up with the terrifying influence of poets on each other.

Andrew O'Hagan

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Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.

Anna Held

WomenAgeOld AgeMistakeReward

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.

John Steinbeck

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If you start throwing eight or nine shots, you're going to get caught - bang - and the fight could be over.

Amir Khan

FightStartYouOverGoingGet

When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught.

Monica Lewinsky

SorryThinkThoughtPersonGenuine

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

Monte Irvin

AgainstPlayersPlayedWereAaron

There was every reason to honestly say that 3D was a gimmick. And it's largely true. And it's largely pretty bad. When you put a filter in front of the projector, and you put on your glasses and cut the light in half again, the movies are dim as hell, and they give you headaches and eye strain, and it's terrible.

Douglas Trumbull

LightGlassesEyeHellYouBad

It's better if a singer disconnects from the original and brings something new to the version.

Armaan Malik

BetterNewSingerOriginalSomething

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Pythagoras

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