Ian Doescher Quotes

I've spent so much time with iambic pentameter that I can now recognize it when I hear it in conversation or a movie - it's like a weird, useless superpower.

Ian Doescher

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TimeWeirdConversationI CanNow

The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken.

John Barton

ProcessEndProvePointAnything

Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.

John Abbott

CultureManAbilityMayEvery

You're born with some things inside you that will allow you to lead, but I think you have to take the bull by the horns. You have to want that leadership position, and then there are things you can do to develop that.

Tony Dungy

LeadershipThinkYouBornWantWill

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it.

Tom Stoppard

LifeLife Is AYouOddsTakeBet

After one party loses two elections in a row, there's sort of blood in the water.

Robert Dallek

WaterPartyBloodTwoElectionsRow

I'm made of dead stars, I eat a lot of fruits, and I hate peak period travel, as opposed to my character on 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,' who is made of jello, eats vegan, and loves camping.

Ronny Chieng

StarsDailyCharacterHateTravel

Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger.

Michael N. Castle

GreatStruggleAmericanStronger

As a working-class girl, receiving free school dinners, I studied art history. Having never had the chance to visit art galleries, I devoured the knowledge, and it has served me well as a practising artist.

Cornelia Parker

GirlKnowledgeHistoryArtSchool

I wasn't the most popular girl in school by any means.

Cindy Crawford

GirlSchoolMostMeansPopularAny

The Rolling Stones... The Rolling Stones have a reflection to my music; I wouldn't deny it. I think that's honest.

Chuck Berry

MusicReflectionThinkHonestStones

I'm pretty good at surprising friends and family with gifts. I tend to go towards the more sentimental side of giving.

Ryan Reynolds

FamilyGoodFriends And FamilyGiving

'Hill St.' was very good, but it was very impersonal work for me. I wrote about that place as if I was a visitor. It wasn't what my life was like. It was a great place to learn the craft of how to shape a scene, but I wanted a chance to write about more personal themes and obsessions.

Mark Frost

LifeWorkGoodGreatMeChance

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