Laura Z. Hobson Quotes
I've told youngsters not to write their autobiographical novel at the age of twenty-one; to save it for the time when they're fifty-one or sixty-one. They should write other novels first, to learn their craft; they shouldn't cut their teeth on the valuable material of childhood because they'll never have better material, ever, to work with.
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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I'm still somebody that listens to a lot of James Brown, a lot of The O'Jays, a lot of TLC... in that era, producers had more musicianship.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.'
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One must put things in perspective - I've been given a circumstance with very little time to catch form and try and get an Olympic quota for the country.
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The entire value of a person is subjective to your relationship with them.
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If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone who has a different social background than you.
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I can't touch Simon anymore.
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I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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No one wanted to be my friend because of my lunchbox - because I never shared my lunchbox. One day the principal walked in and said, 'No one is friends with Karan Johar; who will be his friend?' My CEO today put his hand up there and said, he will.
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Investing in Chicago property is just Wanda's first move into the U.S. real estate market.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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Miguel has this Prince, Marvin Gaye, old-school feel that I love.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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I had all kinds of food issues, including health concerns and weight concerns.
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It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.
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Stand-up is live, so I'm used to being live for most of my career. It's interesting.
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No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.
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I've told youngsters not to write their autobiographical novel at the age of twenty-one; to save it for the time when they're fifty-one or sixty-one. They should write other novels first, to learn their craft; they shouldn't cut their teeth on the valuable material of childhood because they'll never have better material, ever, to work with.
