Ayelet Waldman Quotes

I always tell my kids that as soon as you have a secret, something about you that you are ashamed to have others find out, you have given other people the power to hurt you by exposing you.

Ayelet Waldman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: israeli
  • Birth: December 11, 1964

Topics

PowerPeopleHurtYouFindOthers

Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth.

Jerry Lee Lewis

ColdYouMouthWillHotLord

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I'm not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person - love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

Jennifer Lopez

LoveGoodRelationshipLoyaltyTable

My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.

Maurice Greene

LifePositiveStandYouPlaceSaid

Ballet is something for which you need so much control and composure. And there's an element to acting that is the complete opposite. You have to be able to completely let go and reveal everything about yourself. It's about being very vulnerable.

Sonoya Mizuno

YourselfControlYouActingGoNeed

I normally get four weeks off each year, so often I'll go to Los Angeles, or if I have a weekend off, I'll do a European city.

Tom Daley

CityWeekendYearLos AngelesGo

People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.

Rowan Atkinson

I AmPeopleThinkLaughQuietI Can

I always say I owe my sense of humor to 'The Muppets' because I didn't necessarily know what was going on when I watched 'The Muppet Show,' and obviously, 'Sesame Street' was made just for me.

Janet Varney

HumorMeSense Of HumorKnowStreet

The plan we developed to deal with al Qaeda depended on developing sources of human and technical intelligence that could give us insights into his plans at the tactical level. This is easy to say but hard to accomplish.

Cofer Black

IntelligencePlanEasyAccomplishUs

Unless you have fixed costs, you don't need any capital to create a prototype. Ideally, your co-founders, with sweat equity, can create the product themselves.

Brian Chesky

YouCreateSweatEquityNeedYour

I suppose most crime writing is urban. There's not a lot... certainly not in Australia, people don't often set books in the countryside.

Peter Temple

PeopleWritingAustraliaCrimeUrban

We moved to America when I was young, but we were always very Welsh in our home. The humor, food, traditions. Very Welsh.

Richard Brake

HomeFoodHumorAmericaYoungMoved

The Internet is a big reason I've been successful so far. It's working for a lot of new wave artists, which I consider myself a part of.

Lil Xan

MyselfInternetWaveNewReasonBig

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