Colson Whitehead Quotes
Zombies are a great rhetorical prop to talk about people and paranoia, and they are a good vehicle for my misanthropy.Colson Whitehead
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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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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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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I don't hide my being Israeli. I say it in every interview. I put out a record with songs in Hebrew. The people who signed me have no connection to Judaism or Israel.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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So it's joyful to me, in my 71st year, to be able to be in a play that is absolutely right for my age and my experience, and that is a popular success. What more could you ask as an actor?
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing a television set.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it.
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I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.
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Zombies are a great rhetorical prop to talk about people and paranoia, and they are a good vehicle for my misanthropy.
Colson Whitehead
