Russell Banks Quotes
Although I still occasionally paint and draw, my life has now been shaped by my writing.Russell Banks
Quotes to Explore
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
Larry Wilmore -
The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
Walter Benjamin -
I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
Washed Out -
The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
Pat Metheny -
'Vanity' means worthlessness.
Vanity -
Folks like me have to feel a little indebted to the communities that they came from. And if they do, I think we'll start to see a little bit more of a geographic integration in the country because people will start to think, 'You know what? I owe that place something, and I should return to it in one form or another.'
J. D. Vance
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Muslim girls, we love fashion! Whether we wear the hijab or not - it's our choice - and it's time the industry took note. Finally, fashion stores are open to that idea.
Yuna -
I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.
Jackie Chan -
I want a baby from an Italian - possibly Sicilian - donor.
Lady Gaga -
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Tadao Ando -
In some theoretical way I know that a half-million people hear the show. But in a day-to-day way, there's not much evidence of it.
Ira Glass -
I wrote 'Wish U Were Here' for Cody Simpson, and he invited me to perform with him on tour and be in his music video. He was shy at first. I think it's the surfer boy in him that makes him so mellow.
Becky G
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I can cry like Roger. It's just a shame I can't play like him.
Andy Murray -
We have to be careful because if one day the world is short of energy, it will be our responsibility. Everybody will ask Total, 'Why don't you have more oil?'
Christophe de Margerie -
You do learn how to cope from those who are coping.
Matthew Desmond -
Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different.
Robert Dwayne Womack -
I think I'm pretty smart on what I spend my money on. I still don't have a new car, I drive my old car that I've had forever. But I bought a house in downtown Chicago.
Chris O'Donnell -
At any rate, we can see that they are given into our care, that we cannot just do whatever we want with them. Animals, too, are God's creatures.
Pope Benedict XVI
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I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan -
Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
Chin-Ning Chu -
History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us.
Johan Huizinga -
I'm a little more goofy than I think people give me credit for. I like to have fun. I like to have a good time. People don't always get to see that.
J. J. Watt -
It didn't occur to me that my books would be widely read at all, and that enabled me to write anything I wanted to. And even once I realized that they were being read, I still wrote as if I were writing in secret. That's how one has to write anyway--in secret.
Louise Erdrich -
Although I still occasionally paint and draw, my life has now been shaped by my writing.
Russell Banks