Absorbing Quotes

(when asked during 2006 interview whether or not she missed acting) Not at all. Life is too full of events of great importance. That is more absorbing and enriching than a fantasy life. I don`t need a fantasy life as once I did. That is the life of the imagination that I had a great need for. Films were the perfect means for satisfying that need.

Acting is a question of absorbing other people`s personalities and adding some of your own experiences.

We didn`t start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been too shallow. As usual, it was simply a case of absorbing what`s going on around us.

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

(Giving advice on becoming a chef) My biggest bit of advice would be to spend some time actually helping caterers or Chefs, even if it has to be for free or as an intern of culinary externship. It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.

There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.

(This week Marcel listened to the just-rediscovered tapes of a 1957 session of the Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane, at Carnegie Hall.) Hugely exciting. Two geniuses at their peak. ... Absorbing and imaginative - they never met in real life.

Even after absorbing higher than normal catastrophe losses during the quarter, we were able to post an exceptional 91.2 percent property and casualty combined ratio. This compares to a combined ratio of 89 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004.

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I`m still absorbing its teachings.

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages.

Just the speed of the game, and also on the defensive side as well. It`s not the same as in college. A lot of things are different, but I`m learning. I`m like a sponge, I`m absorbing everything.

Downtown Portland has been absorbing office space for about two years now.

We have made a good start to the year and we can maintain our full year guidance of 6 percent organic operating profit growth despite absorbing an increase in the cost of executing additional productivity initiatives in the second half,

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.