A. S. Byatt Quotes

As a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or did not do.

A. S. Byatt

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FearGirlTeacherLittle GirlsNice

One of my obsession is animals. I'm into dog rescues. It drives me crazy when people go to pet stores and buy dogs. There are so many dogs that need a good home. And this sounds crazy, but I really believe they know what is happening and are appreciative, and I just think they make for the best pets.

Jim O'Heir

DogGoodHomeBestPetPeople

I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!

Jenna Elfman

LifeLoveCharacterLovedKindJust

But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.

Meghan O'Rourke

AloneGriefPeopleEndFeelingSay

The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other nations also possess this technology. Many more nations are seeking it, and more will succeed in acquiring it.

John O. Brennan

TechnologyConflictSucceedWill

I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it.

Stone Gossard

PeopleSongThinkFeelYouPlay

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

Socrates

KnowledgeMeaningYouKnowTrue

You need strong leadership to effectuate change, and the easiest way is to keep everything status quo. And sometimes changes are necessary. If not, you build up too much potential energy.

Ronnie Chan

LeadershipChangeEnergyStrongYou

No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.

Jared Polis

OpportunityDecisionChoosePersonal

The only thing that holds the government back from just going ballistic on us is the Second Amendment. When we become disarmed, it's over. It's over.

Derrick Grayson

GovernmentBackBecomeAmendmentUs

My boyfriend's idea of a lesson was to take me on a black diamond run in the middle of a hail storm and say, 'Go!' Ski patrol had to escort me to another lift to get me down the mountain. No, that wasn't humiliating, not at all.

Claudia Black

MountainStormMeBlackLessonDown

The truth is, no one is like Columbo.

Peter Falk

TruthTruth IsLike

When I was in the private sector, one characteristic that differentiated the best entrepreneurs from the others was that they were not in it for the stock options, but for a mission - to deliver something that was helpful... Every entrepreneurial journey, it turns out, is like this.

Todd Park

JourneyBestMissionOthersOut

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