John Jeremiah Sullivan Quotes
It is a curious fact that the word 'essayist' showed up in English before it existed in French.John Jeremiah Sullivan
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
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.
Ingrid Betancourt -
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.
Aaron Patzer -
French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.
Carine Roitfeld -
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.
Zach LaVine -
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.
Gary Weiss
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Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
Randeep Hooda -
Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
Marc Almond Soft Cell -
Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
Natalie Massenet -
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!
Lady Gregory -
The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
Bashar al-Assad -
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.
Barbara Palvin
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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.
Naomi Watts -
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.
Maira Kalman -
Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
Iris Apfel -
People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
Yolanda Adams -
Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.
Zendaya -
When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
Adam Grant
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If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.
Jillian Michaels -
It's estimated that by 2030 there will be virtually no unskilled jobs in the British economy.
Lucy Powell -
Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
Damon Wayans -
I gave up the love of learning for the love of oblivion-the two cannot live together.
Tad Williams -
As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise.
Charlie Crist -
It is a curious fact that the word 'essayist' showed up in English before it existed in French.
John Jeremiah Sullivan