Rachel Kushner Quotes
Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend.
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I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off my own bat because that was my dad's way: you got a job and paid your way.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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I love bayou life.
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If you think with your emotions, slight glandular changes are sufficient to revise your entire outlook.
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You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what.
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I trained for the marathon. I run along the East River, and I used to run all the way down Manhattan, up the West Side and back home.
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The anti-American policy is the one that keeps oil prices up. The way to do that is to help OPEC limit the amount of liquid fuel available.
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Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend.
