Celeste Ng Quotes

One of the most fun things for me, as a writer, is when readers ask questions like, 'Oh, I noticed that you have a lot of water and baptism imagery in your book. Did you do that on purpose?'

Celeste Ng

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WaterPurposeFunMeBookBaptism

There's a sea of music out there, but there's no curation for it.

Jimmy Iovine

MusicSeaOut

You can't just be a rock star by rehashing things you've seen or done before. Bring something new, which is what hip-hop does best.

John Gourley

BestRock StarYouNewDoneRock

My book has a lot of parts of my life that people don't know about.

Maureen Forrester

LifePeopleBookMy LifeKnowAbout

When we were younger, playing a bar or a club, we did what we did to get as many people to like what we were doing. I wanted the person in the back of the room to like it as much as the ones in the front. That's how I've always looked at it.

Angus Young

PeopleDoingBackPersonBarClub

Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality.

Steve Coogan

GoodThinkRealityComedyBigLike

The Middle East is a land of great injustice. The Israelis can claim - or wish to, at least - that Lord Balfour's Declaration of 1917 promised Britain support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, which didn't just mean the left-hand bit that became Israel.

Robert Fisk

GreatSupportWishInjusticeLand

I work with amazing organisations: I work with I'm A Performer With Disability, and I work with a clinic which tries to get opportunities for people with disabilities to work in the film and TV industry, and we're making strides, and they're making strides.

RJ Mitte

WorkPeopleAmazingOpportunities

My first big break was 'White Chicks.' I had only been acting for about two years and I certainly didn't feel like I was ready for such an opportunity. It could only be the hand of God blessing me. I accept everything I'm given with great appreciation.

Rochelle Aytes

GodOpportunityGreatBlessingMe

It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.

Mary Roberts Rinehart

LifeAgeSafetyMiddleSolaceValve

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

Mignon McLaughlin

GenerosityReputationCheapBuyLike

For me all games are finals.

Juan Ramon Lopez Caro

MeGamesFinals

I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many others, to volunteer for deployment and service in Afghanistan.

Jason Kander

ServiceIntelligenceOthersVolunteer

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