Cynthia Ozick Quotes

Novelists go about the strenuous business of marrying and burying their people, or else they send them to sea, or to Africa, or at the least, out of town. Essayists in their stillness ponder love and death.

Cynthia Ozick

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LoveBusinessSeaDeathPeopleGo

I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens - neither of whom I've yet read.

Jim Crace

MoreWhereBackgroundComeBooks

With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here - I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future.

Jennifer Granholm

FutureRespectWaterCommitmentHim

It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.

Jeff Bridges

LifeChallengesWaveYouLookYour

No one sits on the stoop when she's a kid and thinks, 'I want to be a biographer when I grow up.'

Stacy Schiff

GrowWantGrow UpSheKidUp

Nobody's easy until after you beat them.

Ronda Rousey

EasyYouNobodyBeatAfterUntil

I think drag is universal, no matter who does it. I mean, yeah, I am homosexual, but I think everybody likes to toy with their image. I love those guys. I love Milton Berle and Flip Wilson and all those people.

RuPaul

LoveI AmPeopleThinkMatterImage

If a Martian came down to Earth and watched television, he'd come to conclusion that all the world's society is based on Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. He'd be amazed that our society hasn't collapsed.

Michio Kaku

WorldSocietyTelevisionDownEarth

I'm very happy with Bale. He loves playing for Real Madrid, and he's got a chance to show what a wonderful footballer he can be.

Julen Lopetegui

HappyChanceRealWonderfulPlaying

My impression, having been in the Norwegian government for several years, is that taking a child into care is an extremely serious decision which is really taken as a last resort, when the situation warrants it, for the well-being of the children.

Jonas Gahr Store

ChildrenDecisionGovernmentChild

I always just try to remind myself, like, at the end of the day, no matter how much pressure it is to be a TV show host, you still get to be a TV show host.

Chris Gethard

MyselfDayEnd Of The DayEndYou

Every decorative piece in this house is my feeling, my choice.

Connie Stevens

HouseFeelingChoicePieceEvery

I've always tried to avoid electronic music in India because whatever songs I got in the genre I didn't really enjoy singing them - I didn't like the arrangements.

Arijit Singh

MusicSingingEnjoyIndiaWhatever

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