Lawrence Wright Quotes

To an outsider, Abilene was like a small landfall in the Sargasso Sea - remote, laconic, and forever closed to strangers.

Lawrence Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1947

Topics

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Gluten intolerance and celiac disease are direct results of American agriculture policy and, specifically, the government's wading into the food arena.

Joel Salatin

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I respect Conor McGregor a lot because this man changed everything in the UFC.

Anderson Silva

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I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it.

Maxine Peake

FixSomethingLikeOnceReally

If you live for fame, men may turn against you.

Matthew Simpson

LiveMenYouFameTurnMay

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

Stephen Hawking

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I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.

Sophia Loren

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I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. What's real is for my children and the people I live with.

Sting

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My dad used to do a lot of music when he was young, so he had an 8-track MiniDisc recorder, and when he realized that I was getting on with it, he brought it upstairs to my room and showed me how to record and how, once you finished eight tracks, you can cut it down to two and have another six tracks to play with.

Shura

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I'm in love with kid's stories and animation.

Toni Braxton

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It would be sad if the expertise built up during the 40 years of the U.S. and Russian manned programmes were allowed to dissipate. But abandoning the shuttle, and committing to new launch vehicles and propulsion systems, is actually a prerequisite for a vibrant manned programme.

Martin Rees

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Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Kind words not only lift our spirits in the moment they are given, but they can linger with us over the years.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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