Rabih Alameddine Quotes

If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.

Rabih Alameddine

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CultureAmazingBondYouGoWay

Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who care not where they are going; they merely want to know where everyone else has been.

Jim Bishop

MenCareKnowWantEveryoneGoing

Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

John Bonham

GoodDrummingOnlyThe Only Thing

You should definitely stay true to your own style.

Megan Mullally

StyleYouStay TrueTrueOwnStay

I counted how many seconds it takes to get my smartphone out of my pocket, open it up, find the camera app, wait for it to load, and then take a photo. Six to 12 seconds.

Robert Scoble

WaitCameraFindOpenOutUp

I do admit that I've never been one to fit in easily to any given pattern. It's not my choice. It's just the way I am. So if the characters I wind up playing are all a bit different, it must be because that's the way I like it. Anna Kendrick is different, and she's going to stay that way.

Anna Kendrick

I AmWindChoiceAdmitWayNever

When you're a screenwriter working on a film, you're not really even welcome on set, even if you know... When I wrote 'Elizabeth' and Shekhar Kapur was a friend of mine, but I wasn't really welcome on set, because the director is God and it's a very difficult position for a screenwriter who's put so much passion into that, into the writing.

Michael Hirst

FriendPassionGodWelcomeWriting

I must confess that although I am quite passionate about the books I create for children, I am not the best oral storyteller. In fact, I stink at it.

Tony DiTerlizzi

ChildrenBestI AmCreatePassionate

People have choices. They are going to vote with their feet.

Tom Perez

PeopleChoicesFeetVoteGoing

Underfunded, underwhelmed, and out of their league from the git-go, my parents took to home ownership like horse thieves to a hanging judge.

Rodney Crowell

HomeParentsJudgeHorseOwnership

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

Mike Quigley

GovernmentAccountabilityFighting

When I first started reading poetry, all the poets I read - Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whittier - were rhyme poets. That's what captured me.

Marv Levy

PoetryMeReadingFirstStarted

I have a fear of being broke. That's what I have a fear of. I'm not kidding.

Loni Love

FearBeingBeing BrokeBrokeKidding

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