Sabaa Tahir Quotes

Literature taught me that I wasn't alone, that I could become a writer if I worked at it, that my story mattered. Whether a young reader becomes a writer or not, they deserve to know that their story, whatever it may be, is important.

Sabaa Tahir

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AloneMeStoryLiteratureYoung

I think there are certain subjects I don't want to tackle, that I don't think I could do a good job with. I don't think I'd be good with... broad comedy? I don't know. Maybe I would.

John Carpenter

GoodJobThinkComedyKnowWant

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

Johan Cruyff

AdvantageDisadvantageEvery

When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also.

John Chrysostom

MenCareChurchSexOverTask

Eviction riots erupted during the Depression, though the number of poor families who faced eviction each year was a fraction of what it is today.

Matthew Desmond

TodayDepressionYearPoorFraction

We never want to update 'Black Watch,' because it's about a moment in time, and through that moment, it manages to speak about Afghanistan and all other wars. This play is 'about' Iraq, but it's actually about every war that's ever been or will ever be.

John Tiffany

TimeMomentWarSpeakBlackPlay

I'm always amazed when any actor can decipher my direction.

Spike Jonze

DirectionActorAlwaysAmazedAny

You get a buzz when getting texts: 'Oh, someone's thinking about me.'

Spike Jonze

MeThinkingSomeoneYouGetBuzz

Black lives matter, as a subset of all lives matter. So any injustices to a particular group must be addressed specific to that group but under the banner that all life is created in the image of God.

Tony Evans

LifeGodBlackGroupMatterImage

When Donald Trump becomes president of the United States of America, the change will be... huge.

Mike Pence

ChangeAmericaDonald TrumpWill

Even if Koch Industries had a financial interest in the Keystone XL pipeline, what possibly could be wrong with that? Perhaps more important, under what circumstances would such an interest be worthy of a congressional inquisition?

Mike Pompeo

FinancialWrongCircumstancesMore

I've played quite a few good guys.

Luke Evans

GoodGood GuysQuiteFewGuys

A lot of my comedy is to do with being angry, then finding a way to channel that.

Julia Davis

AngryComedyFindingWayBeingThen

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