Although I hold a German passport, I feel very much alienated when I'm there.
W. G. Sebald
Recitation: by Male by Female
By the time I wrote my memoir, 'Men We Reaped,' I had been running from writing it for a long time. When the events in the book were happening, I knew I'd probably write about them one day. I didn't want to. I'd studied fiction, and I was committed to establishing myself as a fiction writer first.
Jesmyn Ward
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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
John Dewey
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War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.
John F. Kerry
WarChoiceNecessityLastResort
And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.
Robert Towne
WorkFriendMeThinkWayDirector
I never really liked weightlifting because there is no problem solving, whereas when I am fighting, I am trying to solve a problem, so I don't think about being tired. I box, wrestle, do jujitsu, run up sand dunes; every single day is something different so that I am mentally engaged. That's what makes me want to train longer.
Ronda Rousey
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I'm fortunate now that I coach at Duke University and we've won a lot. I have some kids who haven't failed that much. But when they get to college, they're going to fail some time. That's a thing that I can help them the most with.
Mike Krzyzewski
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I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators.
Juan Cole
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The Rolling Stones have been the best of all possible worlds: they have the lack of pretension and sentimentality associated with the blues, the rawness and toughness of hard rock, and the depth which always makes you feel that they are in the midst of saying something. They have never impressed me as being kitsch.
Jon Landau
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I like to listen to French radio; I'm trying to learn French.
Chris Pine
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You come across words all the time that are everyday sexism. I was described as 'competently bossy' and 'bossily competent' by a male journalist, and I thought, 'Gosh, 'bossy' is never used of a man.'
Clare Balding
TimeWordsManThoughtYouEveryday
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Arthur Schopenhauer
AgeSpeedRememberYouHillBegin
I can't write every day. I have to skip a day in between. If I try to do it every day, nothing comes.
William Sleator
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