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Rachel Cusk Quotes

The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to be 'taught' - is disturbing.

Rachel Cusk

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: February 8, 1967

Topics

Creativity Childhood Back Feelings

U.S.A. is the speech of the people.

John Dos Passos

People Speech

No president is well-served by groupthink or by everybody singing from the same sheet of music they think he's on.

Robert M. Gates

Music Singing Think President Same

I'm not unattractive, but I'm not a matinee idol. I think I have a very non-threatening look - I'm fine, I'm right in the middle.

Steve Carell

Think Look Right Fine Idol Middle

One of my favorite things to do, when the ghost light is on and it's just an empty stage - I'll let my shadow spread right across the theater, and I just say to myself, 'For the next few hours, these folks are my responsibility. I get to share in something that is unique.' It's like church.

Sterling K. Brown

Light Myself Responsibility Shadow

I can sing, but it isn't something I crave to do professionally.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

I Can Something Sing Crave

Nothing can have as its destination anything other than its origin. The contrary idea, the idea of progress, is poison.

Simone Weil

Progress Destination Nothing Anything

Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude.

Miguel de Unamuno

Solitude Finding Find Only Brothers

Just because you've Googled something doesn't mean you've learned.

Mike Krieger

You Just Because Mean Something Just

When we find a fossil, we mark it. Today, we've got great technology: we have GPS. We mark it with a GPS fix, and we also take a digital photograph of the specimen, so we could essentially put it back on the surface, exactly where we found it.

Louise Leakey

Technology Today Great Back Find

I have always enjoyed performing, but I think when I was in the fifth grade was when I discovered that I really loved acting.

Cindy Busby

Think Loved Acting Always Performing

I'm just a person. I'm not anything!

Brie Larson

Person Anything Just

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Aristotle

Power Time Purpose Anger Angry Easy