Abraham Verghese Quotes

For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers.

Abraham Verghese

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OpportunityBestEnjoyBodyTreasure

I've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

WomanMomArtistSheAlwaysMuch

I don't know of a single park without serious environmental problems.

Michael Frome

EnvironmentalProblemsSeriousKnow

I was inspired by Cary Grant. I wanted to do the kind of work he did and to work in light-hearted roles, in comedies.

Robert Vaughn

WorkKindInspiredHeDidGrant

What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show.

Mike White

CharacterFeelYouTelevisionFind

If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!

Joyce Meyer

LifeLiveBelieveProblemsReality

I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.

Chris Lilley

FeelBoringNormalI Feel LikeLike

The great saints were always great innovators... They had to be very strong people... principled people. And, apart from their principles, with great tenacity they had to have great reserves of patience.

Colm Wilkinson

PatienceGreatPeopleStrongAlways

I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs.

Annie Lennox

PeopleMePersonWantUnderstand

I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then.

Sharon Stone

WarFeelI Feel LikeOnlyNecessary

I majored in political science, and my concentration was U.S. involvement in Latin America in the 20th century.

Sebastian Arcelus

SciencePoliticalAmericaInvolvement

Social conservatism, business conservatism: the one side constitutes the other, like some infernal Mobius strip.

Rick Perlstein

BusinessSideSocialLikeSome

I still enjoy playing some of those early Straits songs, and I'm proud of what we did, and certainly we had some great times. It's what we all wanted when we were kids. But you've got to have the resilience to ride that thing, to pick up that ball and run with it. Because you will keep picking it up and keep running.

Mark Knopfler

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