Ira Glasser Quotes

You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.

Ira Glasser

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StandYouKnowWillRightDefend

Reading and understanding the Bible involves lots and lots of interpretation. Not just in light of the world and culture around us, but in reference to other parts of the Bible.

John Piper

LightCultureWorldBibleReading

If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

Sun Tzu

MenVictoryEnemyKnowOpenOwn

I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.

Trisha Yearwood

FindComplicatedNeverOutStuff

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.

Mike Figgis

TimeMeForwardLossInnocenceSay

I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football.

Michelle Carter

FootballHimUpPlayingAwareHad

Instead of a dedicated room, my best trigger is the actual habit of reading over the texts from the day before. Marking. Changing. Fussing. This ritual amounts to a habit of trust. Trust that I can make it better. That if I keep trying, I will come closer to something true.

Mona Simpson

TrustBestDayHabitReadingBetter

You can make movies and not particularly get along with the people you're working with but, when they say 'Action,' your job is to make it look like you're in love.

Luke Bracey

LoveJobPeopleActionYouLook

When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I didn't want those autographed books showing up on eBay.

Lois Lowry

MeShowing UpWantOutUpFiction

I knew no one had better ring psychology than Jake Roberts.

Diamond Dallas Page

BetterRingPsychologyKnewThan

I think happiness is a choice. If you feel yourself being happy and can settle in to the life choices you make, then it's great. It's really, really great. I swear to God, happiness is the best makeup.

Drew Barrymore

LifeHappinessGodGreatBestHappy

I feel badly for the people who suffer from the side effects and consequences of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It's antithetical to the Hippocratic oath.

Chris Kilham

PeopleFeelConsequencesSideOath

Fantastic fiction covers fantasy, horror and science fiction - and it doesn't get the attention it deserves from the literati.

China Mieville

ScienceAttentionScience FictionGet

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