#hal

Melville brought to the task a sound knowledge of actual whaling, much curious learning in the literature of the subject, and, above all, an imagination which worked with great power upon the facts of his own experience. ↗

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

#actual #brought #curious #experience #facts

It wasn't sexual in its element. I wasn't being exploited. I was doing what happened. It was very challenging because I played Phyllis from 15 years old to 53 when she died of breast cancer. ↗

— Lesley-Anne Down

#being #breast cancer #cancer #challenging #died

Of course, we also have to play in concert halls. This is our dream when you are a musician - to play in a good, comfortable hall with a wonderful acoustic. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#also #comfortable #concert #course #dream

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged. ↗

— Michael Clarke Duncan

#being #challenged #i #i think #keep

I mean, I - it's so funny, I am, you know, I am, you know, a working woman out in the world, but I still live with my parents half the time. I've been sort of taking this very long, stuttering period of moving out. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#been #funny #half #i #i am

My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal. ↗

— James Durbin

#american #american idol #cool #everybody #favorite

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale. ↗

— Will Durst

#anxiety #back #comedy #contempt #creep

Small- and medium-sized companies do not know what we have to offer and that needs to be changed. We must react just as strenuously on their behalf as we do for larger companies. ↗

— Lawrence Eagleburger

#changed #companies #just #know #larger

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects. ↗

— Ashton Eaton

#aspects #challenge #competed #competitive #ever

My town hall meetings are with friends and neighbors, fellow Americans. We engage. ↗

— Sheila Jackson Lee

#fellow #fellow americans #friends #hall #meetings