What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.
William Dean Howells
Recitation: by Male by Female
When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about!
Anchee Min
SmileWomenAmericaWorryYouLook
Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us.
Meghan Daum
ThinkYouGenuineSelf-EsteemUs
I hope that my work ethic has been a model for those who do not believe in themselves or have lingering doubts about their own abilities.
Max Aaron
WorkHopeBelieveWork EthicOwn
I grew up in southern California in the '80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.
John Scalzi
I AmWalkingCaliforniaYesUpAm
Japan's very interesting. Some people think it copies things. I don't think that anymore. I think what they do is reinvent things. They will get something that's already been invented and study it until they thoroughly understand it. In some cases, they understand it better than the original inventor.
Steve Jobs
PeopleThinkBetterInterestingWill
In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant human rights violations, and sought to build democratic political institutions.
Stephen Kinzer
ProgressPoliticalAmericaBack
I'm not gonna be a slave. I'm a rock n' roller.
Steven Adler
RockSlaveGonnaRoller
If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance.
Shunryu Suzuki
ArroganceYouCannotBowBuddha
It was difficult being a neutral broadcaster - in the people's eyes - because of my association with the Celtics.
Tom Heinsohn
EyesPeopleDifficultAssociation
I don't know what ontological means... I barely graduated high school, and I have never heard that word in conversation.
Lou Barlow
SchoolHigh SchoolConversationKnow
Tony Abbott is the Prime Minister of Australia. Tony Abbott will be coming to Victoria on a regular basis.
Denis Napthine
AustraliaWillComingPrimeMinister
We played it as long as we could play it on that CD and I think it might be 50 minutes, maybe. What you have to do is play a couple of songs and then get off the stage because everything that trails it sounds stupid.
Branford Marsalis
StupidThinkLongYouPlayStage
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