Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
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I have a great office.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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By five or six, when the heels start to hurt, I kick off my shoes and walk bare feet. But that's not a big deal. Nobody else is at the office at that time, and as for singing loudly, I don't sing loudly. I might hum a tune at times when I am thinking about something, but that's all fine.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!
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A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
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When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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If it's just brushstrokes wrestling around, it isn't much of a picture book, is it? There still has to be a picture. And maybe it needs to be a picture of a dog named Daisy or a little girl riding a bike. So I have to be careful before I get too carried away in the manner itself.
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I remember the first time I heard a co-worker refer to himself as a foodie. It immediately irritated me. Was he implying that he appreciated food more than other people? That his love of eating was somehow more evolved than mine? Don't all people love the thing we can't live without?
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I wanna say 'China', but I don't really mean 'China.' I just mean the places that Chinese people come from.
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I'm social and I meet people and talk to people but I'm not looking for the ideal person to fit my mold and to raise my family with yet. I'm just kind of doing my thing and learning from the people I'm around and who I cross paths with.
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Being of good cheer makes it possible for us to turn all of our sunsets into sunrises.
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My mother taught me to ask people about the things they love.
