Naomi Alderman Quotes

For millennia, human beings have been finding new ways to look at the world through each others' eyes: from projecting ourselves onto the characters in novels or movies to dressing up in costume to devouring the details of some celebrity's life in 'Hello' or 'OK.'

Naomi Alderman

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LifeEyesWorldDetailsLookNew

Mars is a long ways away. The moon is only 240,000 miles, but Mars is in the millions. It's too risky without spending more time going to the moon.

Jim Lovell

TimeMoonLongMoreMarsWithout

I really wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist, but nobody liked my work. I didn't have the control or flair that was necessary to create something that didn't look childish.

Jeff Kinney

WorkControlLookCreateNobody

If you take my entire golfing life, my favorites are the older courses, the more traditional and the more authentic.

Trent Dilfer

LifeYouMoreTakeOlderAuthentic

For a child, reading a book can be such an intense experience.

Michelle Paver

ExperienceChildBookReading

I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how to leave work at work and go home. There's always spillover. Actors speak of this.

Michael Rooker

WorkHomeSpeakLearnDoingYou

Robin Hood is often seen as the hands-on-hips, archetypal, tally-ho hero. But, realistically, the one calling the shots wouldn't be at the front shouting about it. He'd be the one you don't expect.

Jonas Armstrong

HeroHoodYouShoutingExpectSeen

The 1990's sure aren't like the 1980's.

Donald Trump

SureLike

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

Bob Cousy

TimeCareerPlansBigNBADeal

If you fail, fail fast enough so you can regroup and do it better.

Thomas Newman

BetterEnoughYouFastFailRegroup

You are always flattered when big clubs are interested in you.

Rio Ferdinand

YouAlwaysBigInterestedClubs

About that time, stronger features became fashionable on the screen.

Marie Windsor

TimeStrongerScreenAboutFeatures

I have formed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni Charitable Trust which organises cricket tournaments in Jharkhand to identify promising cricketers so that we can help groom them, either in India or abroad.

MS Dhoni

TrustCricketHelpIndiaGroomThem

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