Sarah Monette Quotes

The fountain of youth is like the monkey's paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well.

Sarah Monette

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YouthStoryMonkeyNeverFountain

If I were doing something that the Bible condemns, I have two choices. I can straighten up my act, or I can somehow distort and twist and change the meaning of the Bible.

Jerry Falwell

ChangeChoicesBibleDoingMeaning

Comics are cool. I read 'Batman' and 'Spawn'.

Andrew Lawrence

CoolReadBatmanComicsSpawn

It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away.

Michael Arlen

PeopleAmazingYouKnowNiceGoing

I love food, but if I find a restaurant I like in a new city, I can eat every meal there, and sometimes I do... and even sometimes the same dish.

Stephen Hough

LoveFoodCityRestaurantFindNew

If I'm going to make music for the streets or the clubs or whatever, I go at it with 110 percent.

Soulja Boy

MusicGoWhateverStreetsGoing

Sometimes I feel like 'Avenue Q' or even 'Book of Mormon' might not have happened without 'Urinetown.' 'Urinetown' sort of paved the way, just in terms of what Broadway would accept in its houses. It just blows my mind, the stuff 'Book of Mormon' gets away with. It's way farther across the line than 'Urinetown' ever was.

Spencer Kayden

MindBookFeelSometimesAcceptWay

I don't think of myself as the champion too often, honestly.

Robert Whittaker

MyselfChampionThinkOftenToo

The relevant question isn't, 'Is this a potential friend for me?' but, 'Is this character alive?'

Claire Messud

FriendCharacterMePotentialAlive

God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm.

Bono

GodWorldSpiritNeverParadigmUs

Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific.

Sharon Van Etten

I AmDownEveryoneDaysMostAm

In Mormon society and culture, highest values are placed on hard work, thrift, clean living, obedience to the elders and, above all, on the importance of the family.

Shana Alexander

WorkFamilyHard WorkCultureValues

People want something that's going to really separate them - something that will help them keep the job they have, get a new job, and advance their careers.

Scott Kelby

JobPeopleHelpNewNew JobWant

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