#pa

What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than I'd learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#criticism #help #i #learned #more

Airport security is a particular bugbear. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, while I can see that averting terrorism is manifestly important, the measures taken seem, simultaneously, absurd. ↗

— James Purefoy

#airport #grumpy #i #i can #important

I do live a weirdly divided life, because I'm not a Hollywood superstar, I don't live on Malibu Beach, I don't do massive 'OK!' spreads, I don't go to premieres and parties that much. ↗

— James Purefoy

#because #divided #go #hollywood #i

I'm on record saying that HBO is the best television company in the world, and I believe they are. I think they absolutely understand how to make television that is really, really vital and interesting and visceral, and all the things that television really should be. ↗

— James Purefoy

#believe #best #company #hbo #how

Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness. ↗

— Martin Puryear

#although #chance #form #idea #paramount

Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#brains #heart #passing #regret #restored

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#against #before #community #creating #deliberately

The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#account #compromise #diplomatic #interests #into

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#activities #eye #financing #keep #political

To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#easy way #fact #in fact #many #more