Thomas Pablo Croquet (Thomas Mars) Quotes

In California, there is a strong tension between north and south.

Thomas Pablo Croquet

Thomas Pablo Croquet Phoenix

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Before my book, 'California,' came out, I had modest hopes for it. Or, let's put it this way - I had the same hopes that every literary fiction writer in America has: I wanted the novel to be well-received, critically. As for sales? I didn't want it to disappoint, but I didn't expect it to be a best-seller, either.

Edan Lepucki
- Book
- America
- Same
I did all of California from north to south. I did Florida from north to south. I went to the Midwest. I spent time discovering the culture because I thought I was going to stay in America for only two years. Then I decided to come to New York.

Daniel Boulud
- Time
- America
- Culture
I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice.

Zack de la Rocha Rage Against the Machine
- World
- Band
- Sacrifice
The California Science Center is a cornerstone in California's push to educate and encourage students to reach their full potential and to pursue careers in science and engineering.

Walter O'Brien
When I was growing up, I wasn't in bands, and had really no intention of ever doing music. I went out to California for college, and kind of on a whim started making music really as a joke, and over the course of the next five years started playing a lot of shows, and music became this really integral part of my identity.

K. Flay
- Up
- Music
- Growing
Women are oppressed in the east, in the west, in the south, in the north. Women are oppressed inside, outside home, a woman is oppressed in religion, she is oppressed outside religion.

Taslima Nasrin
- Religion
- West
- South