Val McDermid Quotes

Growing up in Fife, you were aware that there were these creatures called lesbians, but it was in the realms of complete freakishness. And I didn't feel like a freak.

Val McDermid

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Growing UpFeelYouGrowingFreak

As a comedian, Trump is comedy gold, and he almost makes my job too easy... the stuff that comes out of his mouth is a precious commodity.

Maysoon Zayid

JobGoldComedyEasyMouthOut

A common and highly effective method for challenging a statement is to compare it to the previous statements of the witness for consistency and to compare it with the physical evidence.

Robert P. McCulloch

ConsistencyEvidenceStatementCommon

When I was in art college, I would be painting, and I would create something on a canvas that was actually quite attractive. But if I got frightened and tried to protect that, that canvas would die.

Michael Ironside

ArtCollegePaintingDieCreateGot

If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.

Anand Mahindra

LifeHumbleHumilityEmpathyPeople

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.

Amy Sedaris

CharacterSmallRememberYouKnow

There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.

Robin Day

ResponsibilityEnergyThinkResources

I've never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. I respect that. There's his humor and intelligence, too, and he's really cute, all those things - but if you don't respect your partner, you'll get sick of him.

Michelle Pfeiffer

IntegrityRespectCuteHumorHusband

Yeah, I probably got in too much trouble as a youth to be a politician.

Michael Kelly

YouthToo MuchTroublePolitician

Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.

Michael Landon

BelieveThingsMostEveryDeeply

There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.

Deepika Padukone

HomeTimeCookingParentsMeStrong

'Independence Day,' ever since we did it, there's been enormous pressure to follow it up.

Dean Devlin

DayIndependencePressureFollowUp

People are like, 'Wow you started your own record label,' and treat me like I'm some sort of innovative genius, when I'm not at all. You've got the Internet and music - you put them together, and people hear your music.

Courtney Barnett

MusicTogetherPeopleMeTreatYou

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