Naomi Alderman Quotes

Our culture tends to denigrate things that are associated with women. It's OK for women to wear trousers, for example, but not OK for men to wear skirts.

Naomi Alderman

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WomenCultureMenThingsWearOur

I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.

Anna Quindlen

LifeChangeBeachDarknessStepMe

Comics shouldn't be 'tools' for anyone's agenda except for the characters. And I am speaking only of super hero action comics. I love many of the alternative comics that are like journalistic stories. Documentary comics, a mix of reportage and fiction. Those are just great.

Ann Nocenti

LoveGreatHeroI AmActionTools

The Government wants to give young people from every community the chance to learn about the heroism and sacrifice of our great-grandparents, which is why we are organising visits to the battlefields of the Western Front.

Michael Gove

CommunitySacrificeGovernmentPeople

I think we are reluctant to move people out of an organization when there is not a good fit. It is typically not because someone is stupid or lazy or incompetent; it is a lot more subtle than that.

Stewart Butterfield

GoodPeopleOrganizationStupidLazy

I happen to love working in cinema, but the theater is always there... you know, and I would never shut the door on it. Even though it's been quite a bit of time since I've done a play, last one was in New York.

Michael York

LoveTimeNew YorkDoorYouPlay

People are good at figuring out what's attractive, and computers are good at quickly searching and finding. You put them together, and bang!

Luis von Ahn

GoodTogetherPeopleComputersYou

The more we can do to support and promulgate the intellectual traditions of the Abrahamic faiths - of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - the better armed we will be to fight fundamentalism.

Jon Meacham

FightSupportBetterIntellectual

Women often are so focused on getting their jobs done well that they forget that building relationships is a key part of being a leader - and increasingly so, the higher you go.

Denise Morrison

LeaderWomenBuildingKeyYouDone

There's always something to talk about.

Boomer Esiason

TalkAlwaysSomethingAbout

I try to learn from Falcao, and Manu Riviere as well - his movement is excellent - it's really good for me. I need to work on my movement and my finishing, but seeing these guys on a regular basis gives me a benchmark.

Anthony Martial

WorkGoodMeLearnSeeingMovement

In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension.

Sean Durkin

AmazingYouChooseCreatingEditing

Vancouver houses one of North America's largest open air drug markets and has a dense and heartbreaking problem with homelessness and mental illness. Those are the neighbourhoods I live and work in.

Mark Brand

WorkLiveAmericaProblemAirOpen

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