I like to think of myself as an unmediated novelist - or perhaps a national novelist.
E. L. Doctorow
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang and what I sang and what I wore. I wanted to write a book about an American family, the family that has produced me. The longer I live, the more I realise the incredible support and love we were given as children.
Jessye Norman
FamilyLoveLiveChildrenSupport
When I was younger, I used humour as a tool to avoid getting too serious with people - if there was deep emotional stuff going on, then I would crack a joke to defuse the situation.
Matthew Perry
PeopleDeepSituationSeriousHumour
I admire my fellow judge Paul Hollywood enormously, though we often argue. He believes presentation and uniformity are paramount; I'm more interested in taste. I don't mind if one bun is smaller than the others, or if there's a little pastry cracking, though I don't want a soggy bottom.
Mary Berry
MindJudgeWantHollywoodAdmire
The Arab nations must be on our side. And if we catch them financing, if they funnel money to IS, that's when sanctions and other actions have to kick in.
Michael T. Flynn
MoneySideCatchKickMustActions
The biggest thing I've learned, on the inside of my Hall of Fame ring, normally people put their name. I've put 'Work ethic equals results! DDP.'
Diamond Dallas Page
WorkPeopleNameWork EthicResults
I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.
Peter Dinklage
I AmMeEnoughMoreFortunateMade
I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.
Penelope Spheeris
FinanceGotIRSRecordsWanted
If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.
Serena Williams
LosingMeThinkYouKnowMore
Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also didn't get the show.
Scott Bakula
GoodMeNervousYearsShowGet
A live audience with live reactions feeds a different sort of acting that will then inform your film work, and vice versa.
Richard McCabe
WorkLiveActingWillAudienceVice
The interesting question would be whether there's a Darwinian process, a kind of selection process whereby some memes are more likely to spread than others, because people like them, because they're popular, because they're catchy or whatever it might be.
Richard Dawkins
PeopleProcessInterestingKindMore
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say.
Martin Buber
LifeManMeConflictActionThought
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