Grossly Intact Quotes & Sayings

I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years in the war on drugs. And the effect that that had on people. — Don Winslow

My heart is too thoroughly dried to be broken in a hurry, and I mean to live as long as I can. — Anne Bronte

I think there could hardly be a more important subject than health and nutrition. — Eric Schlosser

I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules. — Criss Jami

Once in a while, a teacher gets rewarded with a brilliant student. My two years with Dan Szabo at the New England Conservatory were indeed a gift
he is a pianist with unlimited potential and a composer that makes my heart sing. I deeply feel that he is an important musician for the coming years. — Bob Brookmeyer

I'm happy I was able to stick through it and was being very disciplined with what I had to do, because I know eventually hard work will pay off. It's only a matter of now just trying to make sure I get matches under my belt and I feel more and more comfortable playing matches. — Kim Clijsters

Life has no meaning a priori ... It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose. — Jean-Paul Sartre

But I'm reminded that of time and time again that mother nature loves a paradox. — Dean Vincent Carter

You realize you have no control over how you're perceived. — Chuck Palahniuk

Messi is the best that's played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona. — Joey Barton

I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally. — Zoe Saldana

The boardwalk was mobbed like downtown at Christmas, only with the roller coaster roaring overhead. The beach was even worse. It was like an obstacle course of blankets and people. It was hard for him to walk on sand and the cane didn't help at all. — Anita Diamant

I can be completely indulgent and spend as many hours and days or weeks as I like on one thing. Writing music and sitting in my studio, just pottering with ideas, it's a lot more personal and creative for me, I don't feel restricted. — Guy Pearce

Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. "It isn't fair," she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. — Shirley Jackson