John Jeremiah Sullivan Quotes
It is a curious fact that the word 'essayist' showed up in English before it existed in French.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.
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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
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The Georges were fair; they left all to the Government; but Anne was very bad and a tyrant. She tyrannised over the Irish. She died broken-hearted with all the bad things that were going on about her. For Queen Anne was very wicked; oh, very wicked, indeed!
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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There are no tricks to balancing work and family. It is a struggle all the time, and you just do your best. I think men are much better at compartmentalising.
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There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.
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Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
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Competition is a powerful and essential part of this nation's economy and vital to cutting government costs.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.
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'Despacito' started with a melody hook that I had with my guitar only. The beat for this track came after I wrote the lyrics, which I wrote as if I was writing a ballad.
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I'll look and pick the best, and the one who can do the best job for the party.
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Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.
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I didn't want to write a pure fantasy novel, though I love those and grew up on J. R. R. Tolkien and Ursula LeGuin.
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It is a curious fact that the word 'essayist' showed up in English before it existed in French.
