N. K. Jemisin Quotes
Very quickly I fell in with others like me-newcomers, dreamers, young people drawn to the city in spite of its dangers because sometimes, for some of us, tedium and familiarity feel worse than risking your life.
Quotes to Explore
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I love 'Trading Places,' but 'Coming to America' has one of the things I like to do - I like the multiple characters.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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I'm not as thrilled with myself as I used to be.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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I have had someone ask me to sign their 'Team Taylor' panties. She wasn't a teenager. She was in her 40s.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
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I just hated school. I don't like to learn. Don't teach me anything!
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A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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I came from a small town in Pennsylvania - where 'style' was whatever was new at the Gap. Being on 'Ugly Betty' at such a crucial time in my life sparked my love for the industry.
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Doubt has purpose sometimes. If we don't think our work is good enough, we strive to do better and be better. Which then makes us better because practice does just that.
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There are so many aspects of the game that you can work on - you can drive it father, you can drive it straighter, you can hit your irons higher and more consistently, you can get better with your wedges, and you can always putt better. There's never an end to that striving to get better in golf.
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Very quickly I fell in with others like me-newcomers, dreamers, young people drawn to the city in spite of its dangers because sometimes, for some of us, tedium and familiarity feel worse than risking your life.
