#almost

Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#generation #history #households #irish #like

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#absolutely #almost #both #equipment #hands

Almost every time I make a building, some people will condemn it straight to Hell. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#building #condemn #every #every time #hell

I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me. ↗

— Rick James

#created #i #image #james #just

But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#destroy #destroyed #goin #itself #know

Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like. ↗

— Jewel

#end #felt #get #i #into

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#comeback #gymnastics #impossible #itself

I'd go from film to film and almost detach from one world and jump in another. I was living as these people and not having a self. I didn't know who I was. And things just get really dark. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#another #dark #detach #film #get

Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very mighty. And she would control her kids a lot by giving them the eye, or the stare. ↗

— Vanessa Williams

#almost #control #eye #feet #giving

I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar. ↗

— Kesha

#because #chords #coin #dainty #feminine