A. S. Byatt Quotes

I'm more interested in books than people, and I always expect everybody else to be, but they're not.

A. S. Byatt

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PeopleMoreAlwaysExpectInterested

Life began three and a half billion years ago, necessarily about as simple as it could be, because life arose spontaneously from the organic compounds in the primeval oceans.

Stephen Jay Gould

LifeSimpleThreeYearsOrganic

I do not make stories up, full stop.

Robert Fisk

StopUpMakeStoriesFull

I can't believe women walk around in stilettos. I would not make it two steps.

Rory O'Malley

WomenWalkBelieveTwoStepsWould

I am built funny. Picture Mark Twain's head on Ichabod Crane's body. Now hold your mental picture to the light and crumple it.

Donald McCaig

FunnyLightI AmPictureBodyNow

I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted.

Deana Carter

WhateverBigWhereArtistsBig Fan

You could look at something a hundred times from space, but the next time you come around the world, suddenly it's very different and gorgeous-looking, just because of the change of weather or the angle of the sun.

Chris Hadfield

ChangeTimeSpaceSunWeatherWorld

I think too many comic book covers are way too busy, crammed with far too much information, both visual and verbal, that just becomes a dull noise.

Chip Kidd

BookBusyThinkInformationToo Much

If you want to put out a song that you wrote yesterday, tomorrow go on Twitter, type in a new URL, and give it to the people!

Chrisette Michele

TomorrowPeopleSongYouYesterday

Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

PeopleMeProudI CanPersonSee

I didn't execute to a tee. But my coach always told me if I went out there and did my own thing, it's OK as long as I win.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

MeWinLongMy OwnCoachOut

I have found that nurturing our creative side feeds all aspects of one's life and those around us in a positive way.

Shervin Pishevar

LifePositiveCreativeWaySideUs

Petitions are ridiculous.

Shane MacGowan

Ridiculous

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