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Fathers have a special excitement about them that babies find intriguing. At this time in his life an infant counts on his motherfor rootedness and anchoring. He can count on his father to be just different enough from a mother. Fathers embody a delicious mixture of familiarity and novelty. They are novel without being strange or frightening Picture Quote #1

I did not sleep. I never do when I am over-happy, over-unhappy, or in bed with a strange man Picture Quote #1

In The Tricky Art of Co-Existing, Sandi Toksvig navigates life’s little dilemmas with wit and not-so-common sense. You’ll learn the strange history of common courtesy and the one true secret of social success: how to not drive everyone around you crazy Picture Quote #1

In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin, for artists and audiences alike Picture Quote #1

And we are in a strange conundrum. You can kill an American citizen overseas. But according to this administration, if you capture him in the United States, they’ve got to be read their Miranda rights Picture Quote #1

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If I could get any semblance of, not really anonymity, but control over my public image, that would be nice. But no, I think it’s impossible [to maintain that], for one thing. I don’t think anyone can do that, apart from Denzel Washington. It’s a strange place that the film industry is at, where you can just play superhero after superhero Picture Quote #1

Strange the affection which clings to inanimate objects - objects which cannot even know our love! But it is not return that constitutes the strength of an attachment Picture Quote #1

I was asked by an NPR reporter once, why don’t I talk about race that often. I said it’s because I’m a neurosurgeon. And she thought that was a strange response. And you say - I said, you see, when I take someone to the operating room, I’m actually operating on the thing that makes them who they are. The skin doesn’t make them who they are Picture Quote #1

In the Chauvet Cave, there is a painting of a bison embracing the lower part of a naked female body. Why does Pablo Picasso, who had no knowledge of the Chauvet Cave, use exactly the same motif in his series of drawings of the Minotaur and the woman? Very, very strange Picture Quote #1

The idea of directing a film is a strange one for me. I feel anti-mathematical, in a way, in that sense. I don’t like when things make sense. I prefer if they don’t Picture Quote #1

Fame is really strange. One day you’re not famous, and then the next day you are, and the odd thing is that you know intellectually that nothing in the world is different. What mattered to you yesterday are the same things that matter today, and the rules all still apply - yet everyone looks at you differently Picture Quote #1

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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I’d sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me Picture Quote #1

What does homophobia look like when it’s stripped bare of fancy costumes like family values and tradition? It looks like that group of strange, angry people who protest at the funerals of U.S. soldiers who’ve died fighting for our country Picture Quote #1

During one performance of ‘Les Miserables,’ the barricade didn’t leave the stage, so we had to actually end up finishing the second act with the barricades on the stage, which was very strange... doing the love scene on the barricade Picture Quote #1

When you start to think about politicians, you’ve got to realize these are strange creatures. Other than the fact that they can’t tell directions, and they have very strange breeding habits, how do you actually work with these things? Picture Quote #1

I always loved strange stories like the Dr. Seuss stuff. ‘Go, Dog. Go!’ was one of my favorite stories - it still is. It’s just such a bizarre yet true book. And I did well reading and writing as a kid throughout school. I think early on that’s what made me realize what an advantage that is Picture Quote #1

I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it’s written incorrectly, I get this weird sort of physical nausea, and my mouth curls up all strange. I guess that’s why I always write the words first: because, if everything feels okay, I’m ready to put it to music Picture Quote #1

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When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I’d have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growing up, I ate, like, five different foods. I was not an adventurous eater. But as soon as I left home, that all changed and from that point on, I’ve been a pretty enthusiastic eater of new and strange food Picture Quote #1

I slept in Uday Hussein’s bed - that was just so strange. Went to Saddam’s palace, was in a mortar attack - crazy stuff. And like three days later you’re back in traffic on Sunset Boulevard. It’s all kind of behind you, which is kind of perfect for a guy like me because I can take that and turn it into quite the tale Picture Quote #1

The way I’ve described Helen’s sort of rigorous honesty I just think he also has tremendously. It’s very strange... he just has this sort of way of making it happen really. You’re not really aware of being directed, so much as being a part of this thing Picture Quote #1

Loads of weirdos send me things, like strange bits of leather. And then there was the guy who thought I was having his baby. Apparently, he’s been writing to Princess Anne too, so I clearly belong to a good, erm, sub-section of society Picture Quote #1

Republicans are afraid to act in accordance with the election results. Republicans seem to be in denial about election results. It’s one thing for Democrats to be in denial about the Republican electoral juggernaut, but it’s strange that Republicans are in denial about it too Picture Quote #1

There’s an aesthetic theme, which is cities at two o’clock in the morning. Not cities packed with people going out to clubs and dancing but desolate, empty streets. It’s off-putting but there’s a strange comfort to it as well, that desolate urban environment Picture Quote #1

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Most of my influences from outside the commerical strange fiction genre came in with university, discovering James Joyce and Wallace Stevens, Blake and Yeats, Pinter and Borges. And meanwhile within those genres I was discovering Gibson and Shepard, Jeter and Powers, Lovecraft and Peake Picture Quote #1

Strange! I don’t understand how it is that we can write mathematical expressions and calculate what the thing is going to do without being able to picture it Picture Quote #1

The presence of another person derails my thoughts; I dream of the other’s presence with a strange absent-mindedness that no amount of my analytical scrutiny can define Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how easy the truth is to accept...No matter how strange Picture Quote #1

[This kind of strange mythology about me.] I’ve pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I’ve done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual Picture Quote #1

On the whole she found erring children easier to deal with than their frantic parents, confirming her conclusion that marriage did strange things to the adult mind Picture Quote #1

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Fathers have a special excitement about them that babies find intriguing. At this time in his life an infant counts on his motherfor rootedness and anchoring. He can count on his father to be just different enough from a mother. Fathers embody a delicious mixture of familiarity and novelty. They are novel without being strange or frightening (Strange Quotes) I did not sleep. I never do when I am over-happy, over-unhappy, or in bed with a strange man (Strange Quotes) In The Tricky Art of Co-Existing, Sandi Toksvig navigates life’s little dilemmas with wit and not-so-common sense. You’ll learn the strange history of common courtesy and the one true secret of social success: how to not drive everyone around you crazy (Strange Quotes) In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin, for artists and audiences alike (Strange Quotes) The strangest part of being so well known is definitely getting a New Yorker profile. It’s a wonderful, strange process, like seeing yourself through a distorting mirror (Strange Quotes) And we are in a strange conundrum. You can kill an American citizen overseas. But according to this administration, if you capture him in the United States, they’ve got to be read their Miranda rights (Strange Quotes) If I could get any semblance of, not really anonymity, but control over my public image, that would be nice. But no, I think it’s impossible [to maintain that], for one thing. I don’t think anyone can do that, apart from Denzel Washington. It’s a strange place that the film industry is at, where you can just play superhero after superhero (Strange Quotes) Strange the affection which clings to inanimate objects - objects which cannot even know our love! But it is not return that constitutes the strength of an attachment (Strange Quotes) I was asked by an NPR reporter once, why don’t I talk about race that often. I said it’s because I’m a neurosurgeon. And she thought that was a strange response. And you say - I said, you see, when I take someone to the operating room, I’m actually operating on the thing that makes them who they are. The skin doesn’t make them who they are (Strange Quotes) In the Chauvet Cave, there is a painting of a bison embracing the lower part of a naked female body. Why does Pablo Picasso, who had no knowledge of the Chauvet Cave, use exactly the same motif in his series of drawings of the Minotaur and the woman? Very, very strange (Strange Quotes) The idea of directing a film is a strange one for me. I feel anti-mathematical, in a way, in that sense. I don’t like when things make sense. I prefer if they don’t (Strange Quotes) Fame is really strange. One day you’re not famous, and then the next day you are, and the odd thing is that you know intellectually that nothing in the world is different. What mattered to you yesterday are the same things that matter today, and the rules all still apply - yet everyone looks at you differently (Strange Quotes) Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I’d sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me (Strange Quotes) What does homophobia look like when it’s stripped bare of fancy costumes like family values and tradition? It looks like that group of strange, angry people who protest at the funerals of U.S. soldiers who’ve died fighting for our country (Strange Quotes) During one performance of ‘Les Miserables,’ the barricade didn’t leave the stage, so we had to actually end up finishing the second act with the barricades on the stage, which was very strange... doing the love scene on the barricade (Strange Quotes) When you start to think about politicians, you’ve got to realize these are strange creatures. Other than the fact that they can’t tell directions, and they have very strange breeding habits, how do you actually work with these things? (Strange Quotes) I always loved strange stories like the Dr. Seuss stuff. ‘Go, Dog. Go!’ was one of my favorite stories - it still is. It’s just such a bizarre yet true book. And I did well reading and writing as a kid throughout school. I think early on that’s what made me realize what an advantage that is (Strange Quotes) I cross things out more than I write them. And if I try to sing a line, and I know that it’s written incorrectly, I get this weird sort of physical nausea, and my mouth curls up all strange. I guess that’s why I always write the words first: because, if everything feels okay, I’m ready to put it to music (Strange Quotes) When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I’d have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growing up, I ate, like, five different foods. I was not an adventurous eater. But as soon as I left home, that all changed and from that point on, I’ve been a pretty enthusiastic eater of new and strange food (Strange Quotes) I slept in Uday Hussein’s bed - that was just so strange. Went to Saddam’s palace, was in a mortar attack - crazy stuff. And like three days later you’re back in traffic on Sunset Boulevard. It’s all kind of behind you, which is kind of perfect for a guy like me because I can take that and turn it into quite the tale (Strange Quotes) The way I’ve described Helen’s sort of rigorous honesty I just think he also has tremendously. It’s very strange... he just has this sort of way of making it happen really. You’re not really aware of being directed, so much as being a part of this thing (Strange Quotes) Loads of weirdos send me things, like strange bits of leather. And then there was the guy who thought I was having his baby. Apparently, he’s been writing to Princess Anne too, so I clearly belong to a good, erm, sub-section of society (Strange Quotes) Republicans are afraid to act in accordance with the election results. Republicans seem to be in denial about election results. It’s one thing for Democrats to be in denial about the Republican electoral juggernaut, but it’s strange that Republicans are in denial about it too (Strange Quotes) There’s an aesthetic theme, which is cities at two o’clock in the morning. Not cities packed with people going out to clubs and dancing but desolate, empty streets. It’s off-putting but there’s a strange comfort to it as well, that desolate urban environment (Strange Quotes) Most of my influences from outside the commerical strange fiction genre came in with university, discovering James Joyce and Wallace Stevens, Blake and Yeats, Pinter and Borges. And meanwhile within those genres I was discovering Gibson and Shepard, Jeter and Powers, Lovecraft and Peake (Strange Quotes) Strange! I don’t understand how it is that we can write mathematical expressions and calculate what the thing is going to do without being able to picture it (Strange Quotes) The presence of another person derails my thoughts; I dream of the other’s presence with a strange absent-mindedness that no amount of my analytical scrutiny can define (Strange Quotes) It’s amazing how easy the truth is to accept...No matter how strange (Strange Quotes) [This kind of strange mythology about me.] I’ve pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I’ve done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual. (Strange Quotes) On the whole she found erring children easier to deal with than their frantic parents, confirming her conclusion that marriage did strange things to the adult mind. (Strange Quotes)

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