Irvine Welsh Quotes
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
Irvine Welsh
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Francesco Quinn
Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.
Barry Ritholtz
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
Francesca Annis
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Baruch Spinoza
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Larry J. Sabato
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Fleur East
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Rachel Kushner
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Kate Williams
My husband and I vowed that after we married and settled down, we would become foster parents - a vow we kept and one that has enriched our lives greatly.
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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Oprah Winfrey
Poking fun at other people's beliefs, while it may seem frivolous and offensive, is a non-negotiable right. It is a principle that underpins free speech, the basis for progress.
Maajid Nawaz
The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality.
Mahmoud Darwish
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Constance Zimmer
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
Irvine Welsh