#mos

It's only a drawback in the States, where most people seem to have no real interest in other countries and the notion of a novel which might offer insight into life in the UK doesn't seem to appeal very widely. ↗

— Jonathan Coe

#countries #drawback #insight #interest #into

There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control. ↗

— Edward Zwick

#apply #been #beyond #caught #circumstances

I mean, when I started out I was billing per hour, like a shrink because you would sit with somebody and work. But most of it, if it's for a live show it's usually a buy-out. A flat fee. ↗

— Bruce Vilanch

#billing #fee #flat #hour #i

Twitter is my bar. I sit at the counter and listen to the conversations, starting others, feeling the atmosphere. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#bar #conversations #counter #feeling #i

I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#case #done #even #everything #had

The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law. ↗

— J. M. Coetzee

#day #domesticated #foresee #granted #i

Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#bring #circumstances #commerce #contingent #flourishes

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning. ↗

— Chili Davis

#baseball #come #enjoyment #everything #get

Music is the emotional life of most people. ↗

— Leonard Cohen

#emotional life #life #most #music #people

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much. ↗

— Joe Rogan

#everybody #him #his #honest #i