“I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.” BelievePersonsFilmUsedI BelieveResultsDoorsBrandsInvitedFestivalsMillionaireSlumdog Millionaire Author:Vikas Swarup
“I was invited. Oxford University Press is simply as prestigious a press as there is so when they come to your door and invite you to be a part of something like this, you say yes. It truly is an honor to work with them, particularly on a project as large as this one. The story of how they came to me is a good lesson though about the unexpected and creating new opportunities.” StoriesOpportunityDoorsHonorLessonsProjectsCreatingPressesUniversityUnexpectedInvitesInvitedOxfordNew OpportunityPrestigiousOxford University Author:Patricia Leavy
“You can argue that it's a different world now than the one when Matthew Shepard was killed, but there is a subtle difference between tolerance and acceptance. It's the distance between moving into the cul-de-sac and having your next door neighbor trust you to keep an eye on her preschool daughter for a few minutes while she runs out to the post office. It's the chasm between being invited to a colleague's wedding with your same-sex partner and being able to slow-dance without the other guests whispering.” WorldDifferentEyeRunningAbleMovingNextSexDifferencesDoorsMinutesAcceptanceOfficeDaughterDistanceNeighborArguingPartnersTolerancePostsSubtleGuestsColleaguesInvitedWhisperingDifferent WorldsMatthewChasmsPost OfficePreschoolNext Door Neighbors Book:Sing You Home: A Novel Source: Sing You Home: A Novel
“Nothing makes people in the church more angry than grace. It's ironic: we stumble into a party we weren't invited to and find the uninvited standing at the door making sure no other uninviteds get in.” PeopleChurchPartyGraceDoorsStandingAngryIronicInvitedGuardingUninvited Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“If the door has been opened and I've been invited, or if I'm not invited and I somehow know I'm supposed to go in there, I put myself together and go in, praying all the while. I try to learn something before I go in. I try to show some respect of the place I'm going into.” IfsKnowsTryingHas BeensShowsTogetherDoorsPrayingInvited Author:Maya Angelou
“Winning the competition for Frankfurt's Museum of Applied Art in '79 opened the door to a number of projects in Europe, especially as we were invited to join many design competitions.” ArtWinningNumbersDoorsDesignProjectsEuropeCompetitionMuseumsInvitedFrankfurtApplied Arts Author:Richard Meier
“At the beginning, my ambition was never to break down doors. It was just to earn tuition for myself and work in an industry where women hadn't been allowed or invited. That's all I wanted to do, not thinking that I would make waves, change minds, excite people, incite people, turn on people, repulse people.” PeopleThinkingMindWantedTurnsBreakDoorsIndustryAmbitionWaveInvitedBreaking DownTurn-onMy AmbitionTuition Author:Pam Grier