Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.
Vladimir Nabokov
Recitation: by Male by Female
I just don't like travelling very much.
Jo Brand
JustLikeMuchTravellingVery
I will spend anything on the best sheets in the world because I am going to be in them every night. I like them white and crazy soft.
Amy Landecker
BestI AmCrazyWorldNightWhite
I started writing by doing small related things but not the thing itself, circling it and getting closer. I had no idea how to write fiction. So I did journalism because there were rules I could learn. You can teach someone to write a news story. They might not write a great one, but you can teach that pretty easily.
Amy Hempel
GreatWritingSmallStoryLearnYou
When people realize they're being heard, and have a seat at the table, things seem to work out.
Robin Hayes
WorkPeopleTableRealizeOutSeem
We have fought and cried. But I think, over time, one falls, learns, grows, and moves on. Shah Rukh and I have had our share of highs and lows.
Juhi Chawla
TimeThinkOverShareHighsLows
Athletes are still exploited. If they blow out their knee, if they somehow don't meet the mandates of a coach, they lose their scholarship. They don't get their degree.
Cory Booker
LoseScholarshipMeetCoachOutGet
I think that live shows are more important for singers than composers, because composers still get a lot of recognition as compared to a singer.
Armaan Malik
LiveThinkRecognitionImportantGet
For a southern belle, my grandmother was remarkably modern. She threw my grandfather out, for one thing - some kind of argument about bourbon whiskey - shortly after the birth of their third child, and then went back to school to get herself a teaching certificate.
Preston Sturges
SchoolChildBackGrandfatherKind
During the cold war, it was easy for the Pentagon to justify its budget, as the Soviets essentially sized our forces for us. We simply counted up their stuff and either bought more of the same or upgraded our technology.
Thomas P.M. Barnett
TechnologyWarColdBudgetEasyUp
I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.
Rip Torn
FriendsStreetHimMilesLivedUsed
I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.
Mark Harmon
OpportunityHopeThankfulMessUp
The public doesn't want to hear people complaining about having their picture taken.
Kristen Wiig
PeoplePictureWantComplainingHear
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