When you are hoping for a call or want something different, I think you lose your edge.
Dan Quinn
Recitation: by Male by Female
You know that Moses was spinning like crazy in Exodus XIV through XVII when the Jewish people wanted to go back and become a place again because tramping through the desert was a bit too hard.
Joe Klein
PeopleCrazyDesertYouBackPlace
I want to try and be instinctive as a writer and director.
Andrea Arnold
WantTryDirectorWriterInstinctive
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.
John Major
PoliticsRegretVoiceBackMy Own
Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.
Stephen Lewis
WomenEqualityRecognitionYouNever
'You're beautiful' was the compliment I craved so much. I didn't care if people called me smart or innovative - it was the number-one compliment I gave out to other women hoping it was given back to me. I heard people saying it to my best friends. It was the one I wanted to hear more than anything else.
Rupi Kaur
WomenBeautifulBestSmartPeople
If there are people out by the bus, I'll come off the bus and sign autographs, too. I always want to be accessible. I always tell my fans, 'If I ever get on the bus and don't come off, it's because I'm under the weather or I'm really tired.'
Luke Bryan
TiredPeopleWeatherWantOutBus
Most people who are writers go through periods when they can't write.
Joyce Carol Oates
PeopleGoWriteThroughWhoMost
There were times when I'd bench players for their lack of effort. We worked very hard on fundamentals, which was the Dodger way. We needed to be more aggressive.
Dick Williams
EffortFundamentalsWayMoreHard
My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
Brad Meltzer
ParentMomentsPerfectProductWorst
I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.
Allyson Felix
FaithMeBlessedGiftI Have Learned
The monarchy needs publicity: they must be seen to be relevant. Unfortunately, they can't just lead quiet lives.
Penny Junor
QuietLeadMonarchySeenPublicity
Nostalgia is something we think of as fuzzy. But it's pain. Pain concerning the past.
Peter Carey
PastPainThinkNostalgiaSomething
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