Joshua Ferris
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ROBBIE WILLIAMS PENELOPE KEITH To me, writing and composing are much more like painting, about colors and brushes; I don't use ... JAMES HORNER I want to put some effort into a bunch of different types of videos. I don't think I'm gonna... ANDY MILONAKIS TONY KUSHNER JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR I don't really necessarily think I'm a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on some... SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT MORRISSEY I never go on a run when I don't think of my dad, where I don't think about how powerful his... DAN HILL For me, there are no answers, only questions, and I am grateful that the questions go on and on. I d... P. L. TRAVERS I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work. SHAKUNTALA DEVI DOUGLAS WILSON GEORGE LUCAS GABRIELLE ZEVIN HAROLD PRINCE I don't think that the Left has a monopoly on bad ideas. I don't think the Right has a monop... J. D. VANCE SIA I think that the cinema is a physical thing. What I'm looking for is creating a physical shock w... BRUNO DUMONT VIDYA BALAN I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a p... AARON JOHNSON CHANG-RAE LEE OLIVER REED I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone... DARRELL ISSA SEAN BERDY JOYCE CAROL OATES DYLAN MORAN EDEN HAZARD LL COOL J I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to c... GENE LUEN YANG CHRIS WARE CANDACE BUSHNELL When you're taking a fence on a horse, you don't think much; your body does all the thinking... PATRICK O'BRIAN ALEXA VEGA NICOLAS CAGE CAROL BURNETT RAND PAUL BOBBY VINTON JODI PICOULT CARLI LLOYD HEDY LAMARR I think I'm a bit of a dreamer. I don't like the reality of life to impinge much on my life. HUGO WEAVING I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don&... ZACK GREINKE OPRAH WINFREY I am the biggest klutz on set. I honestly don't think I have ever been as klutzy as when I'm... LAURA MARANO I've never owned a T-shirt. I don't like vests or sweaters or cardies with zips. I like a pr... HOWARD JACOBSON BEN CARSON GARY JOHNSON PETER DINKLAGE ELMORE LEONARD I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thin... ALICE EVE I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of n... FARLEY MOWAT TONY STEWART JOYCE CAROL OATES BARBARA BUSH AVRIL LAVIGNE STEVEN WRIGHT GAIL DEVERS CATHERINE HARDWICKE Well, actually I don't care what surface I'm playing on. DANIELA HANTUCHOVA ANNE M. MULCAHY CHARLES BUKOWSKI I don't think 3D television gets huge adoption until the consumer experience is no different tha... CASEY WASSERMAN CHANNING TATUM I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think i... KATE CLINTON GEORGE LOIS I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like i... CALVIN KLEIN J. R. MARTINEZ EVA MENDES I don't use the computer. But my secretary does. I want to take some computer courses because I&... AHMET ERTEGUN I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because... FANTASIA BARRINO CHANTAL SUTHERLAND I think of myself as a positive agnostic. I don't know, therefore I'm open. I don't know... GRACE SLICK I don't really read too much. It really is counter to my energy. I can't sit down and concen... CHARLIE BEWLEY KARL MARLANTES I don't go around thinking I'm attractive or not attractive. It has never occurred to me. Pe... MELVYN BRAGG DORIS LESSING I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm a... DANIELLE PANABAKER RAY LAMONTAGNE I don't think I can write a book as nihilistic as some of my early ones. They're so bleak. I... 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They were like two inviolable spheres touching at a fine point in their curves, touching but failing... JOSHUA FERRIS I content myself with the fact that the general system of our trade is a system of selfishness, is n... JOSHUA FERRIS I come from a very illustrious line of divorces. We love to get divorced in my family. My mother and... JOSHUA FERRIS It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it's inexcusable to remain silent once awareness d... JOSHUA FERRIS Every time you hear someone read your book and liked your book, you're never sure whether that&#... JOSHUA FERRIS I was obsessed with work in my youth. It's why I didn't get married until I was 38 and the r... PAM FERRIS My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me... PAM FERRIS I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it push... PAM FERRIS I'm a professional actor, not a celebrity. PAM FERRIS Some people find that if they share a profession with their partner, they don't talk about anyth... PAM FERRIS I think I would have had trouble living with someone who didn't know what it was like to be an a... PAM FERRIS I don't get self-conscious. I'm not vain in that way. PAM FERRIS Girls shouldn't throw away their lives. They have the opportunity to not have 25 children - to m... PAM FERRIS Grief is a terrible, painful place. You can't grind away on grief in a solid way and say, 'I... PAM FERRIS The shopping experience offered by Seattle-based Nordstrom is world-class. It is part of our commitm... AL FERRIS Nordstrom is a dream come true for The Gardens. It was probably the missing link in our shopping cen... AL FERRIS J.Crew embodies the customer in Palm Beach and particularly in North Palm Beach. It's a classic cust... AL FERRIS The national picture is not the picture in the state of Florida. AL FERRIS Wolves are very resourceful. All they need to survive is for people not to shoot them. BOB FERRIS She said, "As long as we're with each other--"JEAN FERRIS I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. ... JEAN FERRIS We gave up the ball way too many times. Too many of our turnovers were unforced. We were able to pre... ANDI FERRIS Its great to get the conference win. You can never have too many of those, plus it gives us a little... ANDI FERRIS Sometimes it's harder to hang onto a small lead than it is to come back from one. It's frustrating a... ANDI FERRIS We just went cold in the second half. They (the Hornets) warmed up, while we simply couldn't find a ... ANDI FERRIS These data support the need for targeted educational programs on the warning signs of stroke and und... ANJANETTE FERRIS Our study documents a knowledge gap between racial/ethnic minorities and whites regarding stroke war... ANJANETTE FERRIS Yet only one-third of women surveyed in 2003 said that they felt very well or well informed about st... ANJANETTE FERRIS It is doubly important for African American women to pay attention to heart disease and stroke risk ... ANJANETTE FERRIS Music is the beginning of language to all humans. African Americans' music, in particular, harks bac... BILL FERRIS We were very surprised and very disappointed. BILL FERRIS The South is a region of irony. It's both un-American and deeply American. BILL FERRIS Dance and music is the ultimate celebration. It's a way of celebrate our past experiences, and it's ... BILL FERRIS The problems of the nation that are reflected in black music don't seem to be changing. The music is... BILL FERRIS Now people who pay retail for prescription drugs will probably have to wait another year to save mon... BILL FERRIS This was our top legislative priority last year. BILL FERRIS [Rap and hip hop today] come across ... the same way that jazz was embraced by the [Lost] Generation... BILL FERRIS Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its ... BILL FERRIS The question is, why didn't (the funding issue) come up when the bill was signed? It should've been ... BILL FERRIS The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong op... PAM FERRIS There is zero indication that Jeff, in any way, shape, or form, had that 9 mm in his hand. Just beca... FERRIS WEBBY Our landfill provides a clean and affordable source of alternative energy. Waste Management is proud... ZANE FERRIS I placed some of the DNA on the ends of my fingers and rubbed them together. The stuff was sticky. I... TIMOTHY FERRIS It was good, too, to remember how hard a lot of people had to work to keep a kingdom running well, a... JEAN FERRIS This is a cop. A person who protects and serve himself and that's his job. He lost a wife. He lost a... FERRIS WEBBY As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point. JEAN FERRIS Let's not let the Farm Bureau ruin a good thing. The wolves are doing great. They're staying away fr... BOB FERRIS Any music can be learned from and adapted from other artists, and whites have been widely influenced... BILL FERRIS I was struck that Lotus feels very threatened by Microsoft. DAVID FERRIS Let's not let the Farm Bureau ruin a good thing, ... The wolves are doing great. They're staying awa... BOB FERRIS I am walking a fine line, but I am doing it very carefully because I am not disclosing actual vulner... TOM FERRIS It's not like any other flaw in IE?it's definitely different. TOM FERRIS This is a very exciting time for Pacific Security Capital. We have structured our comprehensive serv... DAN FERRIS I know it's important to do more than just complain when there's something you don't like. You need ... JEAN FERRIS It's something we've worked toward our whole career. We definitely want this as much as anyone. DAN FERRIS We are trying to get where we've never been. We definitely need to work hard. DAN FERRIS It is really nice; this was definitely one of our goals. DAN FERRIS Microsoft obviously takes way too long to fix flaws, ... All researchers should follow responsible d... TOM FERRIS That's up to a jury. FERRIS WEBBY If you say you need a second opinion, that's reasonable doubt. FERRIS WEBBY Our tour would have been canceled without the Alcoa sponsorship. It would have generated a big loss. HARRIS FERRIS It kind of tells the story. But it's not inconsistent with national figures and we're determined to ... HARRIS FERRIS We are looking to see the community rally around the concept of a world-class company by increased c... HARRIS FERRIS Knock, Knock."JEAN FERRIS And they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent trea... JEAN FERRIS We stand at the onset of a great age of adventure—and always shall, so long as we keep doing scien... TIMOTHY FERRIS How did we get from $18 million to $80 million? ROGER FERRIS There is no guarantee we will get anything. ROGER FERRIS Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person... FERRIS BUELLER It is now possible for a flight attendant to get a pilot pregnant. RICHARD J. FERRIS JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA REYNOLDS JOSHUA FOER Metaphors, similes, puns - all manner of metonymy - I'm interested in language that cannot be pa... JOSHUA COHEN ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER I grew up and I was weaned on the Marx Brothers. They were sort of my all-time favorite. My parents ... JOSHUA MALINA ANTHONY JOSHUA ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER JOSHUA REYNOLDS JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA HARRIS JOSHUA HARRIS JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA WISENBAKER JOSHUA RENOLDS JOSHUA NKOMO JOSHUA REYNOLDS JOSHUA REYNOLDS ANTHONY JOSHUA ANTHONY JOSHUA The birth of the search engine, it's nothing new: it's essentially embedded in our literatur... JOSHUA COHEN JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resi... JOSHUA WAITZKIN JOSHUA BELL In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Jekyll & Hyde,' the hero decides on the terms of his tr... JOSHUA COHEN By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks. JOSHUA LEDERBERG Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again. JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA FOER Enough is as good as a feast. JOSHUA SYLVESTER ANTHONY JOSHUA ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER Without computers, in the 17th century, we could classify the entire animal kingdom... there was thi... JOSHUA COHEN JOSHUA BELL I do think that once you remove the limitations of the page, once you turn text transitive, meaning ... JOSHUA COHEN JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL I used to practice cello while watching TV and films. I watched several complete TV series this way,... JOSHUA ROMAN Initially I was very drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Taoist philosophy. It was helping me deal with t... JOSHUA WAITZKIN ANTHONY JOSHUA ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA SLOCUM My cane is now of me. I want it by my side. And I always will, even if one strange day I no longer n... JOSHUA PRAGER A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it... JOSHUA LEDERBERG JOSHUA FOER ANTHONY JOSHUA In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre m... JOSHUA LEONARD We donate time, expertise, and resources to a wide array of charitable and nonprofit organizations a... JOSHUA BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA FOER ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA FOER I first read Dostoyevsky when I was 14 years old and was entranced. Dostoyevsky truly is a writer fo... JOSHUA COHEN ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA BELL ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA SLOCUM ANTHONY JOSHUA I think if German literature could survive the '40s and Russian literature could survive Sovieti... JOSHUA COHEN I'm not easily inhibited by the fact that I don't know something about a subject. It doesn&#... JOSHUA LEDERBERG I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will d... JOSHUA LEDERBERG Even the smallest shift in perspective can bring about the greatest healing. JOSHUA KAI JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL They say that shadows of deceased ghosts Do haunt the houses and the graves about, Of such whose lif... JOSHUA SYLVESTER Nobody criticizes the 'Mighty Ducks' trilogy and gets away with it. Nobody! JOSHUA JACKSON JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA REYNOLDS 'Religion,' I should note, has a disputed etymology in Latin: some say it's from 're... JOSHUA COHEN JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER Although I am a public figure, I'm still a little shy. I don't think my own personality is i... JOSHUA LEDERBERG JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA BELL After I left that, I wanted to continue programming films, so I started the Jewish film festival. JOSHUA ABBEY All are unique films that you will not likely see anywhere else. JOSHUA ABBEY It gives them an incentive to market the film aggressively to their constituents. Then they can use ... JOSHUA ABBEY The film created a huge buzz at Cannes. Few people realize that Natalie Portman is Jewish and that s... JOSHUA ABBEY I culled the cream of the crop. JOSHUA ABBEY JOSHUA BELL JOSHUA SLOCUM JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA REYNOLDS When sense runs out, one shall follow. JOSHUA MONTENEGRO When luck runs out, sense runs in. JOSHUA MONTENEGRO JOSHUA RENOLDS We did a variant of the intern thing. We hired people as consultants for a specific thing and then i... JOSHUA SCHACHTER Every decision has a cost. Do I have to make this decision at all or can I move on to the next thing... JOSHUA SCHACHTER ANTHONY JOSHUA JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER Even when there is only a 1% chance for success, you have to put in 110% of the work to make that la... JOSHUA LI JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA FOER JOSHUA BELL ANTHONY JOSHUA
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I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners lookin... 
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I don't think I'm ever forgiven for anything, which is baffling because I'm not on TV th... 
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I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don'... 
I don't think my competition is with the heroes. I don't think I'm competing with anyone... 
I write on a computer. On breaks, I'll make myself green tea. I don't want something too caf... 
I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat. 
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I don't feel I write fast. I write in longhand and do so much revision. On the page, it's so... 
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I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really belie... 
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Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the mu... 
I think that what we do out on the field is oftentimes a little bit better than what men do. I don&#... 
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A Woman's Question
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...as the day wore on I watched the birds all flying in one direction, and said, "Land lies there. 
Tears are words the mouth can't say nor can the heart bear. 
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All I'm trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet. 
The real character of a man is found out by his amusements. 
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