#lis

I don't have a story about an epiphany in which I suddenly realised I wanted to be an actor. It was much more a case of the idea dawning on me gradually. ↗

— Elizabeth Debicki

#actor #case #dawning #epiphany #gradually

As specialists of apparent life, stars serve as superficial objects that people can identify with in order to compensate for the fragmented productive specialisations that they actually live. ↗

— Guy Debord

#apparent #compensate #fragmented #identify #life

I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I would have liked to have added to my resume, but at the same time I think I can look back at my athletic career and feel that I was one of the best. ↗

— Mary Decker

#added #athlete #athletic #back #because

One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression. ↗

— Jack Dee

#came #depression #first #genuine #i

Well, I don't ever get excited. I haven't been excited since I got a Chopper bicycle when I was about 12. Once you get older you realise there's always a catch to everything. So when I get, say, a commission to make a TV show, the catch is that you have to deliver something and then the sense of responsibility overwhelms the joy of the occasion. ↗

— Jack Dee

#always #been #bicycle #catch #commission

My romantically favorite era is 78, 79 listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4, the live tapes, echo chamber and break beats. ↗

— Kool Moe Dee

#break #chamber #echo #era #favorite

People think of us as an information distributor because that's how they relate to the Internet. But most of the time people already have pretty well established opinions. ↗

— Joan Blades

#because #distributor #established #how #information

I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind. ↗

— Mos Def

#chief concern #come #concern #denominational #devout

This is a chance for me to listen and learn. There's no more important and rewarding part of my job. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#important #job #learn #listen #me

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#also #always #been #liberty #me