A. S. Byatt Quotes

I am suspicious of writers who go looking for issues to address. Writers are neither preachers nor journalists. Journalists know much more than most writers about what's going on in the world. And if you want to change things, you do journalism.

A. S. Byatt

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ChangeI AmWorldLookingYouKnow

There is a need to be the best you can be. You can't panic; you concentrate. When I run up to the hurdles, I'm very nervous, but I'll tend to think about technical things to keep my mind focused.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

BestMindThinkYouNervousRun

UFC is UFC, and God bless them, they have the largest roster and some amazing fighters, but there's amazing fighters everywhere. That's why I am impressed with what Bellator has attempted to do with the tournament or with Aaron Pico and some of the younger talent.

Mauro Ranallo

GodTalentI AmAmazingWhyBless

I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at the covers of science-fiction magazines and books, and I've read quite extensively as an adult.

Matt Groening

ScienceLookingLovedScience Fiction

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight.

Jeffrey Kluger

BestAcceptanceFightHusbandLearn

I'm not an unkind person, but by the same token, I'm not a people-pleaser.

Trudie Styler

PersonSameTokenUnkind

When we fail to include diverse, talented faces, reflecting both today and tomorrow's America, we send a poor message to our youth and the world.

Tony Cardenas

TodayTomorrowYouthWorldAmerica

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.

Robert Teeter

InfluenceAccountabilityDecisions

Contemporary Britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me - but if I knew a little bit more about other places, and other times, maybe it wouldn't.

Jonathan Coe

MePlacePlacesMoreLittleSeems

I'm okay with not having a super-secure lifestyle because if you're doing what you like, you don't need stuff to fill any empty holes.

Constance Wu

DoingYouLifestyleOkayNeedEmpty

How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.

Arna Bontemps

MeParentDareTellActCritic

We try to play football; don't forget it, right. My teams always in my career try to play football. I cannot control the other circumstances.

Pep Guardiola

FootballControlCareerPlayForget

I don't think I have regrets.

Sean Maher

ThinkRegrets

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