Rachel Joyce Quotes

I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.

Rachel Joyce

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My impression was, he's walking as though he's made of glass, and if you should touch him he would just shatter apart. I don't know if it was an act or what, but it sure was effective.

Robert Ripley

WalkingYouKnowGlassTouchHim

When I was a kid, there were really only two possible futures in the foreground, which were Orwell's '1984' and Huxley's 'Brave New World'.

Max Richter

BraveWorldNewPossibleKidTwo

On Putin's order, Russia intervenes in Syria not to fight terrorists but to abet the war crimes of the Assad regime. Russian bombers deliberately target aid workers and hospitals. They threaten Syrian freedom fighters trained by the U.S. They are allied with our enemies in the Middle East and trying to weaken our friendships there.

John McCain

FreedomFightWarTryingTarget

I valued the biblical foundation I got at Biola. I was able to take classes that strengthened my faith and helped me to better understand what I believe and how to, in a practical way, apply my faith in real-world situations.

John Thune

FaithMeBelieveFoundationBetter

Vivian Abenshushan and Veronica Gerber write brilliant books that defy generic conventions.

Alvaro Enrigue

BrilliantWriteBooksDefyGeneric

We are proud of our ridiculousness. That's what made our Surrealism. Proud and ashamed of everything at the same time. I think that's my definition of Belgium.

Stromae

TimeProudThinkEverythingAshamed

Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.

Tommy Franks

HeroThinkAmericanYearsComeBush

There should not be a micro-managing of terminology with the Library of Congress.

Tom Graves

LibraryCongressShouldTerminology

Realization that is beyond characteristic or designation is marvelous!

Longchenpa

BeyondRealizationMarvelous

Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

AloneSpacePeopleYouSometimes

The first draft of everything, I write longhand. One of the nice things about that is that it makes you keep going. If you write a bad sentence on the computer, then it's very tempting to go back and fidget with it and spend another 20 minutes trying to make it into a good sentence.

Jonathan Dee

GoodKeep GoingTryingYouBadBack

The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.

Doug Collins

TodayToughGrowGrow UpUpFragile

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