Claudia Rankine Quotes
A lot of people feel that the realm of poetry and the realm of the lyric is personal feeling and should rise above politics, which, in fact, good poetry has never done.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the keyboard, not a mouse, to input, but I was using it so long, I got quite fast at it.
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It was mostly through pop culture, through hip-hop, through Dungeons & Dragons and comic books that I acquired much of my vocabulary.
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The interaction between the two matters, but to me, each doesn't really exist independently of the other, so I'm not ever faced with a situation where the tone is wrong for the story, or the story wrong for the tone. They are two parts of one thing.
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I want every version of a woman and a man to be possible. I want women and men to be able to be full-time parents or full-time working people or any combination of the two.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.
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I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing.
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Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.
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I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends or whatever.
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Yes, my mom does keep making references to marriage, like all mothers do, but it's only in a lighter mood... she just jokes.
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Soccer matches should be something special, something people eagerly look forward to, something that brightens life.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.
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Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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I just want other people to know the kind of joy that I have in my life. I want other people to be able to have fun.
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Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
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If you were not to be its victim, this book and body would amuse you with its arrogance. It would make you laugh. Because you were not its victim, you could feel no pain of betrayal.
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Apple really has no presence in business, and we think Vista's going to have a huge presence in business. We think we're going to help the corporate IT stack save money.
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I just want that sensation you have in dreams when you fly to be real.
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A lot of people feel that the realm of poetry and the realm of the lyric is personal feeling and should rise above politics, which, in fact, good poetry has never done.
