Writing is a discipline: it's almost all about holding back.
Rachel Cusk
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with a lot of strong female characters in it.
Joan D. Vinge
StoryStrongThinkingWriteFirst
I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.
Jeremy Paxman
HateFaceHelpLooksWayWord
Most of the time I'm in khakis and a white T-shirt. I'm a total Gap girl. Super casual, hair in a pony tail and no makeup.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
GirlTimeHairMakeupWhiteT-Shirt
I'm ambitious in a good way. I've never wanted to settle as long as I've thought there's more.
Ana de Armas
GoodThoughtLongSettleWayNever
Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.
Stephen Hawking
LifeFunnyWouldTragicWere
People often refer to my career before The Crying Game as something which led up to that point. But I was very fulfilled in what I was doing.
Stephen Rea
PeopleGameDoingCareerPointUp
The way glass can be molded or blown or cut into any kind of shape made me think about how we as people - our characters or souls - can be shaped or changed by outside influences.
Lisa Kleypas
PeopleMeThinkKindGlassWay
Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.
Dennis Hastert
WorldMoreChangesNeedAdjustOur
Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
Aristotle
TruthHonorFriendsAboveUsOur
I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it really hurts and is embarrassing.
Anthony Bourdain
GoodTimeOpinionWrongSometimes
I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.
Philip Johnson
ThinkBuildingsAlwaysSettings
It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.
Pearl S. Buck
StrengthReligionBetterLateMoral
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