“I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.” WantGivingDoeHas BeensCasesCoupleFunctionGive MeKicksAwardsRealisedGrapesSourSour Grapes Author:Emraan Hashmi
“By some curious mischance, a couple of my plays managed to hit an area where commercial success was feasible. But it's wrong to think I'm a commercial playwright who has somehow ceased his proper function. I have always been the same thing - which is not a commercial playwright. I'm not after the brass ring.” ThinkingPlayCoupleAreasFunctionRingsCuriousPlaywrightBrassMischance Author:Edward Albee
“The shutdown itself is bad but not devastating. The real danger will come up in a couple of weeks. There's legislation which is in fact routine - it's passed every year - which allows the government to borrow money, otherwise it can't function. If Congress does not approve this budget request, the government may have to default.” IfsYearsMayDoeRealFactsGovernmentWeekDangerCoupleFunctionCongressCome UpBudgetsRoutineLegislationRequestDefault Author:Noam Chomsky
“My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors who could go for it and that they had to function well as a couple in a love story.” FirstsWellsStoriesActorsCoupleNeededFunctionInstinctCastsI RealizedLove StoryShort Story Author:Ang Lee
“Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.” RelationshipCoupleFunctionArguingUps & DownsBad RelationshipWithout Trust Author:Nicholas Sparks
“One of the first things a relationship therapist learns is that couples argue to burn up energy that could be used for something else. In fact, arguments often serve the purpose of using up energy, so that the couple does not have to take the courageous, creative leap into an unknown they fear. Arguing serves the function of being a zone of familiarity into which you can retreat when you are afraid of making a creative breakthrough.” FirstsDoeFactsUsedPurposeEnergyMarriageCreativeCoupleArgumentFunctionArguingZoneCourageousLeapRetreatBreakthroughFamiliarityTherapists Author:Gay Hendricks