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Kate Adie Quotes

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles.

Kate Adie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: british
Birth: September 19, 1945

Topics

Year Helicopter Two Out Hanging Us

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

Jess Walter

Writing Important Act Writer Than

There is no such thing as the perfect meal; one can always do better.

Joel Robuchon

Better Perfect Always Meal Thing

Kafka's inevitable tropism for the allegorical puts him in marked opposition to the realism that dominated the literary world of the first half of the 20th century.

John Kessel

World Inevitable First Him Realism

There's no way to play it cool when you meet Paul McCartney. You just start sweating; you trip over your words. Everyone kind of reverts back to being a 10-year-old girl. You can't help it. He's one of the only people on planet Earth that everyone knows who he is. Everyone.

Rob Huebel

Girl Words People Cool Start Help

When I was mayor of New York, my views changed. I began as mayor of New York City thinking that I could reform the New York City school system. After two or three years, four years, I became an advocate of choice, of scholarships, and vouchers, and parental choice, because I thought that was the only way to really change the school system.

Rudy Giuliani

Change School New York City Thinking

I meet people on the street who literally chose their careers because they saw 'Back to the Future' and decided they wanted to be scientists or astronomers or engineers.

Christopher Lloyd

Future People Back Engineers Meet

I worked with Cameron Crowe, and I'd love to work with him again.

Ally Walker

Work Love Him Again Worked Cameron

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich.

Pierre Salinger

Son Emotions My Own Emotional Own

In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.

Pete Rose

You Know Old Ball Runway Days

Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks.

Scott Walker

Road Negative Political Credit Down

I'm not interested in anything besides making some good music, helping some artists, being an executive. I'm pretty happy with that.

No I.D.

Good Music Happy Anything Pretty

Anyone that's your competitor is going to think that they're better.

Markelle Fultz

Think Better Going Competitor Your