Ransom Riggs Quotes

I'd always wanted to write a novel, but after attending film school, I'd spent five years knocking on Hollywood's door and had put that idea aside.

Ransom Riggs

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SchoolDoorHollywoodWriteAlways

You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy.

Joan Baez

HappyEndYouWhiteKnowDespair

Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison to the soul, however pleasant and salutary it may appear to be to the body.

Johann Arndt

FearGodSoulManBodyWhatever

I never noticed my voice. I did become aware as a little kid at camp that I liked doing accents. We'd do plays and skits, and I realized I loved speaking in voices that weren't my own.

Jenny Slate

VoiceLovedDoingMy OwnBecomeKid

What 'Survivor' is really about is the inescapability of your being yourself, even when you have told yourself you can be someone different for 30 days.

Andrea Seigel

YourselfSomeoneYouSurvivorDays

At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the very beginning, our business has existed to meet the needs and desires of multiple constituencies: customers, team members, vendors, shareholders, the community.

John Mackey

BusinessCommunityMoneyBeginning

Being a grandparent doesn't interest me whatsoever. Babies are all right if they're your own, but I'm not interested in other people's. It's something you tolerate because they are yours.

Angela Bowie

PeopleMeYouRightOwnSomething

Arabic is very twisting, very beautiful. The call to prayer is quite haunting; it almost makes you a believer on the spot.

John Updike

BeautifulPrayerYouCallAlmost

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and what. It's material, that's all.

Tom Hanks

YouPriceKnowKindWillMatter

Anything I can do to help destroy ISIS, I will support that.

Michael McCaul

SupportHelpI CanWillAnything

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears His name. He stands at its head and directs it through His chosen prophets.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

NameChurchJesus ChristHeadChosen

Well I grew up in the Midwest, and I think the first film that blew my mind was 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

Joseph Kosinski

MindThinkLostFirstUpFilm

I'm a serial renovator of apartments and old houses, so I'm in daily need of doorknobs, subway tiles, and 14-foot-tall pier mirrors.

Donald Baechler

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