That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of stories, and then people clamour for you to make speeches and tell them what you think about the world. J. M. Coetzee aspectclamourcompetence share on social
That has been my entire life story, running against the current and running with the current. Sometimes running with the current is underestimated. Rem Koolhaas currententirelife Change image and share on social
That has been one of the best, most rewarding things about being an actor - traveling throughout the world, meeting all kinds of different people and learning about other cultures. Michael Ansara actorculturekind Change image and share on social
That has to remain the principal reason for doing it, doesn't it? I know it's possible to write for money, and many very good writers have done so. But for me, it has to remain the principal thing that I actually want to do the writing. Jonathan Kellerman goodmoneyprincipal share on social
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? Joseph Addison confesscrueldelight Change image and share on social
That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness. Saint Bernard felthardhardness Change image and share on social
That helped me to keep in touch with myself and to keep in touch with this really quite extraordinary language and literature into which I had pushed a little way. Robert Fitzgerald extraordinaryhelplanguage Change image and share on social
That Hollywood thing, where everybody hugs and kisses everybody else - I always stiffen. It's an assumed familiarity. It's phony. Jennifer Tilly assumefamiliarityhollywood Change image and share on social
That honeymoon phase is so much fun in real life, when you meet and discover somebody new and fall in love and chase them. The pursuit. And that climactic final moment of ultimate togetherness. Lucas Neff chaseclimacticdiscover Change image and share on social
That human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside. The 'situation' is the external environment. The inner environment is genes, moral history, religious training. Philip Zimbardo behaviorenvironmentexternal Change image and share on social
