John Irving I grew up in a family where, through my teenage years, I was expected to go to church on Sunday. It wasn’t terribly painful. I thought some of the stories were neat; I liked some of the liturgy and some of the songs. – John Irving Church Quotes Expected Quotes Family Quotes Grew Quotes Liturgy Quotes Neat Quotes Painful Quotes Songs Quotes Stories Quotes Sunday Quotes Teenage Quotes Terribly Quotes I believe in plot, in development of character, in the effect of the passage of time, in a good story – better than something you might find in the newspaper. And I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you’re capable of making it. When I love a novel I’ve read, I want to reread it – in part, to see how it was constructed.
Bobby Bowden People that are brilliant and successful, we think they’ve just always been that way. That’s not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It’s prepared them. I’ve never felt like you could develop character without adversity. – Bobby Bowden
Maksim Chmerkovskiy I would definitely want kids. Would they be dancers? I dunno. That’s up to them. If they show interest, I will push them do the best. I was not brought up in a dancer’s family. I was brought up in a family where the mentality was whatever you do, you gotta try to be the best at it. – Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Pamela Adlon I like people to have their own reaction and their own take on things. And I don’t like to shove my – what I want them to feel or think – down their throats. I like people to say, ‘What was that about?’ or ‘Why did that happen?’ And so, any reactions are welcome. – Pamela Adlon
Martin Cooper Of course I have an iPhone and I use that, interestingly enough, mostly for my calendar because it synchronizes with my calendar. I take pictures with it and I show people pictures of my grandchildren. – Martin Cooper
Steph Houghton It’s difficult because the men’s game is so big and attracts so much money and sponsorship, and so it’s always going to take priority. – Steph Houghton
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