Jesmyn Ward Quotes

History and socio-economic inequality and all those things had, like, borne down upon my family and my community and really sort of narrowed our choices.

Jesmyn Ward

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Music has always been my passion. It was not a hobby or something I can take out of my life.

Jessica Sanchez

LifeMusicPassionMy LifeHobby

I never pictured myself as a telenovela galan - never imagined I'd be in a soap opera.

Jencarlos Canela

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Regardless of what dreams you have, work very hard, play very hard, and have fun.

John M. Grunsfeld

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It's amazing that about 10% of startups couldn't be found on Facebook because they had common names or names that weren't searchable.

Robert Scoble

AmazingNamesFacebookCommonFound

I was a psych major in college and I actually owned two white lab rats. I had to train them and I took them home so that's just kind of missing for me.

Steven Yeun

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My scripts, they're pretty serious. I basically just describe stuff. I don't put too many notes and letters to the editors. But when I wrote 'KGBLT,' in parentheses I wrote, 'Well this is the best thing I've ever written. It will all be downhill from here. I'm so sorry for the rest of my career.'

Tom King

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Beating John Landy was my defining race.

Roger Bannister

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The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

Michel Houellebecq

DogLoveTrustYouPureMust

Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

Cornel Wilde

WorkRespectLearnOverMustIdea

Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind.

Conrad Hilton

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There is a growing scientific consensus that animals have emotions and feel pain. This awareness is going to effect change: better treatment of animals in agribusiness, research and our general interaction with them. It will change the way we eat, live and preserve the planet.

April Gornik

ChangeLivePainResearchBetter

I lived in Camden, Primrose Hill and Kentish Town for 10 years.

Asif Kapadia

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