Tayari Jones Quotes
When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
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I look like this for a reason. I was born this way. It was God-given.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.
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I dress for men.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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I think everybody wants to redeem themselves after they've done something that might be considered negative. I don't think anyone wants to go to the grave negative.
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I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
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Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.
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The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
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It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.
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In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower is not really a superpower. It was vulnerable.
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Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy.
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I get a lot of people telling me that I'd make a good 'wacky neighbor.' I wouldn't mind that, if it was a starting-off point.
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When I look at what I'm doing today, I see [the] roots in my college life. I was the online editor of my college paper and an active member of the Harvard Computer Society. I abandoned a summer internship at the Washington Post due to injury and instead did theatre. I found my comedic voice through satirical newsletters in college.
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When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
