Tea Obreht Quotes
My road to publishing actually came through a colleague who connected me to my agent, and the faculty at Cornell was very supportive.
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Now that we have a true leader who stands for family and has a loving relationship with his wife, maybe black men and women will follow their example. We have a lot of faith and trust in President Obama because his integrity thus far has shown us a new level of manhood, fatherhood and husbandhood.
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
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With this film, 'Need For Speed,' with this, we had a blank canvas to work with. What we had to do was have fast cars, and that's it.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.
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God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.
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Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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I was always taken in and out of school.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care.
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.
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I think it's great anytime somebody can be in control of their own distribution.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.
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I don't mind plain women being puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain.
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I like to see a video through a computer or through a phone to make sure it looks good at its worst. I hate when you perfect something for the ideal way of consuming things, and then when you see it on YouTube, it looks like crap.
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You can persuade a man to believe almost anything provided he is clever enough, but it is much more difficult to persuade someone less clever.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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My road to publishing actually came through a colleague who connected me to my agent, and the faculty at Cornell was very supportive.
