Kurt VonnegutTeacher I was a chemistry major, but I’m always winding up as a teacher in English departments, so I’ve brought scientific thinking to literature. There’s been very little gratitude for this. – Kurt Vonnegut Brought Quotes Chemistry Quotes Departments Quotes English Quotes Gratitude Quotes Literature Quotes Major Quotes Scientific Quotes Teacher Quotes Thinking Quotes Winding Quotes You know how you’re in elementary school and the teacher goes around the room and, like, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I said, ‘NBA player.’ And she’s like, ‘Well, OK. Maybe pick a real job.’ But I really believed it. I felt like I was meant to be here. The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she played, so she had a respect for every piece and she felt that she is not allowed to add something of her own.
Holly Hunter I don’t want to cancel the South out in my life. I carry my Southernness with me. God knows, it’s a great place to come from. It’s also a place I had to get away from. It is just an endless world for me, so much culture and eccentricity. – Holly Hunter
Bryan Adams I’m not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it’s a good song, what does it matter? – Bryan Adams
Emilio Estevez My mother missed having dinner with Lyndon Johnson because she couldn’t find the right hat to wear. While my father went off to the white house to break bread with the President, my mother, who’s not a things and stuff person, stayed at the hotel and tried on 10 different hats and missed dinner. – Emilio Estevez
Louis Kahn You say to a brick, ‘What do you want, brick?’ And brick says to you, ‘I like an arch.’ And you say to brick, ‘Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.’ And then you say: ‘What do you think of that, brick?’ Brick says: ‘I like an arch.’ – Louis Kahn
Norman MacCaig But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they’re very nice decor in a room – far better than paintings… That’s not quite true! – Norman MacCaig
Fumio Kishida After the Cold War, a nuclear-free world appeared to be within reach. However, the lack of a collective sense of ownership allowed the issue to fade from the public consciousness. – Fumio Kishida
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