I'm still startled when people ask me for writing advice.
Ayobami Adebayo
Recitation: by Male by Female
My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that has never quite left them. They are often isolated, introspective people, often confrontational or anarchic in some way, often damaged or secretly unhappy or incomplete.
Joanne Harris
PastPeopleUnhappyMeaningBecome
Entering 2015, the coal industry clearly continues to face significant challenges.
Joe Craft
ChallengesFaceClearlyIndustry
Life evolved under conditions of light and darkness, light and then darkness. And so plants and animals developed their own internal clocks so that they would be ready for these changes in light. These are chemical clocks, and they're found in every known being that has two or more cells and in some that only have one cell.
Jessa Gamble
LifeLightDarknessPlantsReady
I even get tired performing standup, which is normally a low-impact exercise in futility but looks hard the way I do it. That's why I take a lot of breaks, often stopping in the middle of a joke to catch my breath, or blame the crowd for not laughing before the punchline.
Andy Kindler
TiredBlameExerciseLooksWhyWay
I related to the whole hippie, acid-test confluence of the early Internet. The idea that we should be open and interoperate with our data resonated with me.
Stewart Butterfield
MeInternetDataEarlyOpenHippie
You have to tailor yourself to everybody. Sometimes people need a firmer hand; some people you can have a laugh with, and they concentrate more. What they needed was more certainty about the future of the company.
Mike Krieger
FutureYourselfPeopleLaughYou
A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
Josh Billings
DogOldPuppyHeEveryAssociates
Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.
Jose Padilha
SayPoliticiansWellPopular
I'm not always in a full face of make-up! That's actually one of the things I like about make-up - that you can strip it away and show your vulnerability.
Dita Von Teese
FaceYouVulnerabilityAlwaysThings
I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.
Diego Costa
LifeWorkWinWorldThinkMatter
I've seen everything from 'Wicked' to 'The Book Of Mormon,' and I don't make any bones of the fact that I love both. But 'Les Mis' is not only my favorite musical, but it's also my favorite story. I love the book, which I read as a kid, and I identified so much with Jean Valjean.
Corey Taylor
LoveBookStoryKidEverythingSeen
Prime Minister Modi keeps challenging the system to keep performing better and better. He sets aggressive targets, and the whole system has to act.
Piyush Goyal
BetterAggressiveSystemActPrime
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