To be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?
Edith Wharton
Recitation: by Male by Female
I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.
Jim Evans
TexasWayUniversityThroughPaid
Zhang Yimou is one of the best directors on mainland China.
Jet Li
BestChinaDirectors
I grew up half the time in a small town called Mart, Texas, and half the time in L.A., because I was acting.
Jesse Plemons
TimeSmallTexasSmall TownActing
I had a fifth grade teacher who, as a very small way of trying to contain my class clown energy, gave me 10 minutes at the end of class every Friday to present whatever I wanted. A lot of the time, I did an Andy Rooney impression. I would sit at her desk, empty it, and just comment on what was in there.
Andy Daly
TeacherTimeMeSmallEnergyEnd
I think we need a Muslim 'Bachelor' or 'Bachelorette.' I think that's what would be the great equalizer, and that would change everything.
Maysoon Zayid
ChangeGreatThinkNeedEverything
I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I'm praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I'm grateful that I'm heard.
Maya Angelou
ThankfulGratefulMePersonKnow
The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break.
Andy Goldsworthy
ViolenceStoneMoreBreakStones
I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970.
Amartya Sen
ChoiceWelfareCollectiveLeftDelhi
The lunacy continues and has every chance of becoming a way of life unless we stop it soon. Men are getting so used to wars that the psychiatric wing of the RAMC are planning how to break the news to the men when the war is over.
Spike Milligan
LifeMenWarChancePlanningStop
In college, I was a theater and film major at Kansas University. I always had an affinity for comedy. I could probably quote everything from 'Caddyshack,' 'Stripes,' and all those great comedies from the '80s.
Rob Riggle
GreatCollegeComedyAlwaysStripes
I don't love being on the road.
Matt Berninger
LoveRoadBeing
I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.
Matt Bomer
ParentsThinkAdolescenceConGone
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