Francis Spufford Quotes

The emotions that sustain religious belief are all, in fact, deeply ordinary and deeply recognisable to anybody who has ever made their way across the common ground of human experience as an adult.

Francis Spufford

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ExperienceEmotionsBeliefWayHuman

Koons's work has always stood apart for its one-at-a-time perfection, epic theatricality, a corrupted, almost sick drive for purification, and an obsession with traditional artistic values.

Jerry Saltz

WorkPerfectionDriveSickValues

Having spent many years working in New York's Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.

Andrew Cherng

HistoryRespectEarlyCareerNew

I think whatever generation you're in has a nostalgia for the generations past and the generations you weren't in.

Meghan Daum

PastThinkGenerationYouNostalgia

I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine.

Megyn Kelly

FunnyTruthThinkEnjoyYouRoutine

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.

St. Jerome

FriendLongDifficultyFoundHardly

One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it.

Steven Adler

LovePeopleTexasRockPassionate

One of its most powerful weapons has always been 'barbarity': 'we' know that 'we' are civilised by contrasting ourselves with those we deem to be un-civilised, with those who do not - or cannot be trusted to - share our values.

Mary Beard

PowerfulValuesKnowAlwaysShare

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

Jared Leto

ChangeLearnTryingYoungActorWay

I never danced a step in my life so naturally. My first motion picture was a musical, and Bob Fosse was the choreographer. I didn't exactly dance for Fosse, I just did the best that I could to do what he taught us to do.

Dick York

LifeBestDanceStepMy LifeNever

The scale of the ISIS threat is not yet matched by a clarity of approach for securing their defeat.

Douglas Alexander

ClarityDefeatThreatApproachScale

I think our police are excellent, probably because I have not done anything that has occasioned being beaten up by these good men.

Clement Freud

GoodMenPoliceThinkDoneGood Men

There isn't any one material that's mine. It all depends on the context. For example, I did a house that had the most exquisite marble applications. That sounds ostentatious, but it wasn't, given the context. The color white I subscribe to extensively. I love thinking about color, but I often go with white.

Annabelle Selldorf

LoveColorThinkingHouseWhiteGo

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