Jesmyn Ward Quotes

I think people make certain assumptions about what they're interested in reading or what others would be interested in reading, and when they think of poor black people in the South, they don't think people are interested in reading about those people.

Jesmyn Ward

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PeopleReadingBlackThinkPoor

I'd always been quite wary of doing a romantic comedy. They all seem the same to me.

Jim Sturgess

RomanticMeComedyDoingAlways

Michael had Neverland. It was his mission before Michael passed away to create a theme park, and we are taking over that mission.

Joe Jackson

MissionCreateOverThemeParkAway

I had a black belt in Shotokan as a kid.

Joel Edgerton

BlackKidBeltHad

Lack of charisma can be fatal.

Jenny Holzer

CharismaLackFatal

I've read, like, 10,000 self-help books.

Jen Sincero

BooksLikeReadSelf-Help

Sand is one of the best exfoliates out there! Take a handful of sand and rub it on your skin in small circles. When you're done, wash it off and presto... you get spa like skin, without the price tag.

Jenna Morasca

BestSmallSandYouSkinDone

Every employee at Workday thinks about how they are going to help customers be successful. It is a simple formula, but a lot of companies go out, and they don't listen to their customers; they don't try to solve hard problems, making it tougher for themselves to create a great business.

Aneel Bhusri

BusinessGreatSimpleProblemsHelp

There is other disturbing facts surround the hideous 911 attacks, which my family and I could see from the third floor bathroom window of our homes!

Amiri Baraka

FamilyWindowFactsBathroomSee

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.

Steve Albini

MusicWiseEnoughNowRockIndustry

Home for me is my boat, really.

Rory McCann

HomeMeBoatReally

I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get.

Rutger Hauer

GoodJobMeThinkYouI Can

What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of chaos.

Diana Gabaldon

ScienceGreatArtChaosAbilityOut

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