Isbert Friedman Quotes & Sayings

I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny. — Alison Brie

He laughed, and it raised goose-bumps on my arms. "Oh,ma petite ,ma petite , you are precious."
Just what I wanted to hear. "So how are you getting here?"
"My private jet."
Of course, he had a private jet. "When can you be here?"
"I will be there as soon as I can, my impatient flower."
"I prefer ma petite to flower. — Laurell K. Hamilton

For some reason, these days we tend to downplay the importance of aggression, of taking risks, of barreling forward. It's probably because it's been negatively associated with certain notions of violence or masculinity. But of course Earhart shows that that isn't true. In fact, on the side of her plane she painted the words, "Always think with your stick forward." That is: You can't ever let up your flying speed - if you do, you crash. — Ryan Holiday

Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry [ ... ] It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through their eyes. — Diana Abu-Jaber

I started doing science when I was effectively 20, a graduate student of Salvador Luria at Indiana University. And that was - you know, it took me about two years, you know, being a graduate student with Luria deciding I wanted to find the structure of DNA; that is, DNA was going to be my objective. — James D. Watson

I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration. — Waris Ahluwalia

Ah," he said. "I had an ... artistic disagreement with the director of the panto. As it happens, I take issue with the objectification of women in Cinderella, and the reliance on shoes as a means of identification. Surely you understand. — Maureen Johnson