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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Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one's self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.
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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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When I'm wrong it's never meant for you, so don't confuse my love with what I do.
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My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
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People often confuse visibility with a lot of other things. Sometimes I become a proxy for things that just aren't true about me. People will say, 'DeRay got millions of dollars in grants.' That's just not true... I'm broke.
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I've always enjoyed real work more than schoolwork. My mother will attest to that - she was always concerned about me academically.
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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
