#pond

A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration. ↗

— Richard Schickel

#become #characters #concerned #decoration #exercises

Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#brings #challenges #courage #dignity #experience

I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. ↗

— David Schwimmer

#fame #i #loss #privacy #responded

I felt there needed to be a show for teenagers that didn't make them feel judged. 'Skins' never tried to preach. It allowed young people to make their own decisions about what to do and whether it was right or wrong. Young people really respond to that, and that's what sets 'Skins' apart. ↗

— Kaya Scodelario

#allowed #apart #decisions #feel #felt

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America. ↗

— Kathleen Sebelius

#because #believe #community #first #fort

Surely the Department of Defense can and needs to do a better job of training new and existing first responders to respond to sexual assaults occurring in the military. ↗

— Louise Slaughter

#better #better job #defense #department #existing

I consider myself fortunate that I've been able to find a character that people have responded to. ↗

— Dennis Franz

#been #character #consider #find #fortunate

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened. At the same time, a response to a response doesn't really solve anything. It just creates a perpetual-motion machine. ↗

— Steven Spielberg

#anything #creates #favor #i #israel

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#case #desire #distortions #every #factual

Imagine if investors in Wal-Mart really cared about bribery at that company's overseas operations or safety standards at its overseas manufacturing plants. If investors pulled their capital, corporate leaders would have to respond. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#bribery #capital #cared #company #corporate