Elif Batuman Quotes
If you are in a breakup, you might as well go all the way and spend the summer in Samarkand, with no air-conditioning, learning a language you have no use for. At least it adds some romance to a depressing situation.
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When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me.
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All I suggest is to make K-12 like higher education. Higher education in the United States is the best in the world because these institutions compete with each other for your tuition dollar. Let's just bring competition to public education.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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I'd feel guilty just doing gags.
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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.
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When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Shun all vice, especially card playing.
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I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.
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It's very important to reveal the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology is very important. People all over the world are waiting to solve this mystery.
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I was so terrified before an audience that I would break out in these ugly red hives, and my lips would quiver at the sight of a word or a song.
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I'm not quite as cool as I would like to be, really.
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I'm like a junkie for writing.
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I mean, if you're proud of what you've done when you've served in the military, well then we call that bragging. And if you are unhappy about what happened, we call that complaining. And so what are you going to do?
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You don't that often see writers being sought out when there are matters of great moment to discuss. And I think that's a loss.
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I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want.
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If you are in a breakup, you might as well go all the way and spend the summer in Samarkand, with no air-conditioning, learning a language you have no use for. At least it adds some romance to a depressing situation.
