May 31, 2011

Eleanor Farjeon quotes

It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see.

The events of childhood do not pass, but repeat themselves like seasons of the year.

May 29, 2011

Famous quote by Thandie Newton

Then I became a mother and it just fills every space, that isn't filled with something else important. It's just like this incredible balloon that blows up and fills life up.

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May 25, 2011

Charlie Kaufman quotes

So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited as it is, and what I hear from my friends and see with my relatives.

You are what you love. Not what loves you.

I'm not a celebrity. I'm intentionally and defiantly not a celebrity. I don't have any interest in it. I don't have any talent for it. I keep my personal life out of my public life as cleanly as I can.

Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.

I was trying to figure out what a memory feels like.

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Quotes by Meyer Lansky

Don't worry, don't worry. Look at the Astors and the Vanderbilts, all those big society people. They were the worst thieves - and now look at them. It's just a matter of time.

All pro sports, as well as the NCAA, should thank God every day we have sports betting here... We have the only agency in the world that regulates the honesty of games.

May 24, 2011

Dave Eggers quotes

The house is a factory.

Status in itself is criminal for those with the means to move, and the means to weave communion between people.

Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic.

They took my mother's stomach out six months ago.

It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.

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May 21, 2011

Famous quote by Laurie Anderson

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

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Quotes by Arlo Guthrie

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living.

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May 20, 2011

Quote by Brad Pitt

Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.

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May 19, 2011

Artur Davis quotes

The repeal of racist language in the Constitution of Alabama was and still is a necessary step in the state's ability to progress.

We have built a genuine level of enthusiasm and goodwill with people throughout this district. People are really excited about the possibilities this election holds, not just for this district, but because of the message Alabama sent to the rest of the country.

You talk about the values that you have whether they're in favor or not in favor. That's how you lead. The reality is, we're losing more and more elections.

Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network.

As I prepare for this next phase in my life, I ask that people continue to offer the prayers that have protected me thus far. I also pray that I will always see those who are not seen and easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of Washington politics.

Quotes by America Ferrera

Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture.

I'm the first one in line to go watch Spider-Man, but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.

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May 18, 2011

Dave Navarro quotes

I have never been sexually aroused by a man. But I have yet to kiss Johnny Depp, so you never know.

I'm as obsessive with health as I was with destruction.

Men are much more agressive with their advances.

It's impossible to compare two bands. It would be like comparing two lovers.

I'm either shooting nine grams of coke a day or spending two hours at the gym. There's no middle ground.

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Nice quote by Nat Hentoff

Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault.

May 17, 2011

Top 5 quotes by Charlie Haden

I just see myself as a human being that's concerned about life.

There's like a special group of people that come from different parts of the planet to study with me. It's nice. I just gave a workshop in Boston at the New England Conservatory, which was really nice.

It used to be that creative music was most of the music that you heard back in the '30s and '40s, and now it's like 3 percent. So, its kind of a struggle getttin' it out there.

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.

When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise.

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May 15, 2011

Elizabeth Gilbert quotations

The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.

To sit patiently with a yearning that has not yet been fulfilled, and to trust that, that fulfillment will come, is quite possibly one of the most powerful magic skills that human beings are capable of. It has been noted by almost every ancient wisdom tradition.

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May 14, 2011

Victoria Jackson quotes

I've never been in the music industry, only acting.

When you go on an audition it's very frightening.

Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality.

I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.

Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.

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Famous quote by Steven Tyler

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May 13, 2011

Quote by Thomas Sprat

What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.

May 08, 2011

Red Skelton quotations

Any kid will run any errand for you if you ask at bedtime.

All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

May 05, 2011

Famous quote by Mira Bai

I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.

Nice quote by Tori Amos

I think that people who can't believe in fairies aren't worth knowing.

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May 03, 2011

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quotes

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

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May 02, 2011

Quotes by Larry Bird

I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

I always know what's happening on the court. I see a situation occur, and I respond.

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May 01, 2011

Quotes by Julius Erving

I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

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