I don't seek power and do not run around.
Benoit Mandelbrot
Recitation: by Male by Female
I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting.
Jhumpa Lahiri
WritingThinkKindRoleRecording
I'm a pacifist.
Joel Edgerton
Pacifist
We lived in one of those half-basement apartments, and on our first night of being in America, someone reached through the grate that protects the window and stole our laundry detergent - which wasn't a big deal, but it felt symbolic when I heard about it later as an adult.
Jenny Zhang
WindowNightAmericaSomeoneLaundry
I am happy that I can challenge myself in various fields.
Andra Day
MyselfChallengeI AmHappyI Can
Architecture belongs to culture, not to civilization.
Alvar Aalto
CultureArchitectureCivilization
I guess I just have really tough skin.
Simone Biles
ToughSkinJustGuessReally
In the theater there is often a tension, almost a contradiction, between the way real people would think and behave, and a kind of imposed dramaticness.
Tom Stoppard
PeopleThinkKindWayRealTension
I normally don't eat junk food.
Martin Yan
FoodEatJunk FoodJunkNormally
Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.
Jason Silva
TechnologyFoodFireSwordBurnUs
I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.
Dennis Farina
ThinkYouImportantFirst Impressions
Telling the entire world and his dog how good a manager I was. I knew I was the best but I should have said nowt and kept the pressure off 'cos they'd have worked it out for themselves.
Brian Clough
DogGoodBestWorldPressureSaid
Illinois had the first aquarium built in Chicago. The very first skyscraper in the entire world was built in Chicago in 1885. The tallest building in North America, formerly the Sears Tower, now Willis Tower, is in Chicago. Evanston, home to Northwestern, is also home to the ice cream sundae. Illinois has a lot to be proud of.
Brad Schneider
HomeWorldBuildingProudAmerica
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