Margaret Drabble Quotes

And there isn't any way that one can get rid of the guilt of having a nice body by saying that one can serve society with it, because that would end up with oneself as what? There simply doesn't seem to be any moral place for flesh.

Margaret Drabble

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SocietySayingEndGuiltBodyNice

I've never seen the allure of being famous, because I know what that's like. It's part of work.

Jillian Hervey

WorkFamousKnowNeverBeing Famous

The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.

Jocko Willink

FreedomPracticeBetterYouCreate

As a standup performer, I'm onstage, and it's important how the audience is looking at me. I'm looking at whether they're leaning forward or not, those types of things. You read an energy. And it's the same thing in a scene with other actors.

Jerrod Carmichael

MeLookingEnergyForwardYouSame

If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.

Steve Case

PassionVisionPerspectiveBelieve

Modern technology has taken the angst out of achieving the perfect shot. For me, the only thing that counts is the idea behind the image: what you want to see and what you're trying to say. The idea is crucial. You have to think of something you want to say and expand upon it.

Martin Parr

TechnologyMeThinkYouPerfectSay

Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I realize I was writing for others, so that they'd applaud me, see my genius, tell me how wonderful I am, or be jealous of my success.

Louise Penny

LifeSuccessI AmMeWritingGenius

My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!

Anne Sullivan

MorningHeartTeacherLightJoy

There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of his comfort zone to pour all of his high-school-drama angst into a poorly scripted scenario was a sight to behold.

Shawn Amos

TimeStepComfort ZoneSeeingSinger

Our nation and those of the developed world must offer our own resistance to despot leaders who seek to commit murder on the basis of religion or race.

Tim Bishop

ReligionWorldRaceNationSeekOwn

If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time.

Lynda Barry

TimeHumorWalkRideLookGo

I think the Internet and technology in general has changed everything. We can see it overseas even more with the Arab Spring and so forth.

Jane Fonda

TechnologySpringThinkInternetSee

After the United States entered the war, I joined the Naval Reserve and spent ninety days in a Columbia University dormitory learning to be a naval officer.

James Tobin

LearningWarUniversityDaysUnited

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