Southern California, where the American Dream came too true.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Recitation: by Male by Female
The catcher is a groundhog. He's a guy squatting down, digging for the ball in the dirt, and sweating under a pile of uncomfortable protective gear while his knees creak.
Joe Garagiola
UncomfortableDownDirtBallGuyHe
Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist.
Robert G. Allen
RichBecomeOptimistOutBuying
The main job requirement for a network-news anchor is thinking it's the only important job in the world. This is a field where solemn gravitas isn't a drawback; it's the whole point.
Rob Sheffield
JobWorldThinkingImportantAnchor
Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.
Mary Karr
WomenGreatMeWaySomeGuys
The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
PoliticsPeopleDieBecauseFact
Bounty hunters these days - because everything is so sophisticated with computers and surveillance, it doesn't have to be a one-man-army-type guy who goes in and kicks a door down.
Mickey Rourke
DoorComputersDownEverythingDays
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.
Brian May
BrainFastPlayGoWantJust
I think comics is a really good way to talk about skepticism and atheism and things like that... it was easy to tell those stories and, I think, helpful to some people to tell them in comic form. Using visuals makes it easier to break stuff down and makes it somewhat easier to understand.
Box Brown
GoodPeopleThinkEasyDownWay
I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own.
Anne Tyler
ThinkStandEnoughSayWantOwn
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Phillips Brooks
CharacterGreatSmallMomentsMay
This isn't a little debate society. That's high school stuff.
Sydney Schanberg
SchoolSocietyHigh SchoolDebate
My first arrival in India was memorable - landing at Delhi airport at 2 A.M. to start filming 'The Jewel in the Crown' in the Eighties. The man who was supposed to pick me up wasn't there, so I spent a very uncomfortable three hours phoning around hotels to find out where I was supposed to be. It was a major culture shock, but I adored India.
Tim Pigott-Smith
CultureManMeStartCrownFind
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