Alexandra Fuller Quotes

In the West, it was believed that attitude and ambition saved you. In Africa, we had learned that no one was immune to capricious tragedy.

Alexandra Fuller

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AttitudeAmbitionYouTragedyAfrica

I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

LoveMarriageChildrenGreatThink

I'd be stupid not to take into consideration that there are certain things people will not consider me for because my name is Lopez. And I know I can do any kind of role. I don't want anybody to say, Oh, she can't pull this off. So those are barriers that you have to overcome.

Jennifer Lopez

PeopleMeStupidNameYouI Can

I am a Graham Greene fan - I'm just a ferocious reader. I read an awful lot when I get the time.

Andrea Riseborough

TimeI AmGetJustFanRead

My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of heat as ingredient. Why we don't talk about heat as an ingredient, I don't quite understand, because it is the common ingredient to all cooking processes.

Alton Brown

CookingMeBookExplorationWhy

I first heard Mahler's second symphony aged 11 in Liverpool, and it inspired me to become a conductor.

Simon Rattle

MeBecomeFirstInspiredSymphony

I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky.

Tommy Lasorda

SkyBlueDieBigGoingBleed

I hate it when people talk about Buffy as being campy... I hate camp, I don't enjoy dumb TV. I believe Aaron Spelling has single-handedly lowered SAT scores.

Joss Whedon

HatePeopleBelieveEnjoyDumbTalk

When you've been on Instagram and Twitter long enough, you know how mean people can be.

Jonathan Van Ness

PeopleEnoughLongYouKnowMean

Poker has such an element of competitivness that other games don't have.

Chris Moneymaker

GamesPokerElementOther

I'm not a businessperson. I have no sense of money. My mom does everything for me. She makes all my decisions for me, and even buys my clothes. She's very protective.

Coco Lee

MoneyMeMomDecisionsClothesShe

I have lost almost every friend that I had before Casey died.

Cindy Sheehan

FriendLostAlmostBeforeEveryHad

I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I've definitely been through it - not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength.

Alison Lohman

StrengthIdentityChallengesThink

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