Celeste Ng Quotes

Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut.

Celeste Ng

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My parents were the only people to go to South Africa from Australia in a single engine plane... the two of them, no radio... you had to fly down low to see the street signs to know which city you were in... most people couldn't speak English.

Maye Musk

ParentsPeopleCityFlySpeakYou

If you have a guy over, and there's a whole bunch of china from your wedding, it's not a good idea.

Mayte Garcia

GoodWeddingYouOverChinaGuy

In New York especially, I always want to wear a nice overcoat to get through the winter: you can wear them so many times, and they make every outfit better.

John Legend

WinterNew YorkBetterYouNewNice

I like good stories above all else... and kickin' art really goes the final stretch to ensure a comic is good.

Robert Kirkman

GoodArtFinalStretchAboveLike

It is only the consciousness of a nonexistence which allows us to realize for moments that we are living.

Max Frisch

MomentsLivingRealizeConsciousness

A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.

Spike Milligan

FunnyTreeSitSureCure

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

Steven Spielberg

DeathWarWorldStrongFighting

I've never gotten money from most of those records. And I made those records: In the studio, they'd just give me a bunch of words, I'd make up a song! The rhythm and everything. 'Good Golly Miss Molly'! And I didn't get a dime for it.

Little Richard

GoodMoneyWordsMeSongNever

As a chef and father, it kills me that children are fed processed foods, fast food clones, foods loaded with preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.

Jose Andres

FatherChildrenFoodMeChefFast

I think it is important to remember that there are so many different ways to be sisters.

Deborah Tannen

ThinkRememberImportantDifferent

I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already in the team, and my father had come to watch us. We went home, and my father died in front of me. Horribly, in about half an hour. He had a heart attack.

Anthony Browne

FatherHomeAgeHeartBrotherTeam

I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They're amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they'd just be amazing documentarians.

Ava DuVernay

AmazingYouAdmireAwayJustReally

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