Francis Spufford Quotes

What we need in Europe is to push back against the idea that religion is so farfetched that it's not worth talking about.

Francis Spufford

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ReligionPushTalkingWorthBack

I like the gypsy aspect of this business.

Jimmy Smits

BusinessGypsyLikeAspect

If you like a story that's totally different and won't know which way it's going... where it's go ing to end up and which way it's going to take you, then I think my work fits the bill.

Rob Walton

WorkStoryThinkEndYouKnow

I'm the only one in my family with an American accent.

Lola Kirke

FamilyAmericanOnlyAccent

It's not any huge secret that I'm an atheist.

Joss Whedon

AtheistSecretAnyHuge

I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else.

Don DeLillo

MoviesNothingWatchDocumentaries

Football players win football games.

Chuck Knox

FootballWinGamesPlayers

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Winston Churchill

PainCriticismAttentionBodyHuman

Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest.

Winnie Byanyima

RulesTaxReformMustGlobalAny

What draws me in is that a trip is a leap in the dark. It's like a metaphor for life. You set off from home, and in the classic travel book, you go to an unknown place. You discover a different world, and you discover yourself.

Paul Theroux

LifeHomeTravelYourselfMeWorld

When I was a kid, we played outside until we couldn't see and had to go in. I rode my bicycle and played tag football, kick the can, and hide-and-go-seek.

Sheryl Lee

FootballBicycleGoOutsideKidSee

One time I got fan mail that was from Africa. It's really neat.

Scarlett Pomers

TimeAfricaMailGotFanReally

Because liberalism typically doesn't sell in American presidential politics, liberal candidates tend to run as culturally conservative centrists.

Rich Lowry

PoliticsAmericanRunConservative

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