Jesmyn Ward Quotes

A lot of times, real life is more surreal than writing.

Jesmyn Ward

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I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.

Jidenna

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Astronomers are obsessed with building larger and larger telescopes. There are two promises that we make with bigger telescopes: that they can see fainter things and that they see more detail. But it's been really hard to follow through on that second promise because of atmospheric distortion.

Andrea M. Ghez

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With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, 'Bleak House' is, for many readers, Dickens's greatest novel.

Robert Gottlieb

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Tacos are the perfect food.

Sophia Bush

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The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

Robert Fripp

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I have a really strong opponent in Randy Orton. A former multi-time world champion. He's held just about every title under the sun. And he's done it all in a major way. He's basically wreaked havoc and ran roughshod over the WWE for quite some time. Some people might forget that.

Roman Reigns

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There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also from Gary, as were several other distinguished economists.

Joseph Stiglitz

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When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires.

Doris Lessing

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The British retreat is over and now the advance will begin.

William Hague

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My diet is always terrible, unfortunately. I don't know moderation.

Sean Astin

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Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

Thomas Huxley

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My journey as a player is complete.

Rickey Henderson

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