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Jennifer Egan Quotes

I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out 'The Who,' which was my absolute favorite band.

Jennifer Egan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 7, 1962

Topics

Rock And Roll Squad Rock Classic Out

When you hear 'experience,' that's all about resume. And Obama didn't have the resume. But we knew, long before that, 'steady in a crisis' was much more important than 'experience.' When you watched the presidential campaign, you saw that Obama was the one who happened to be steady... He demonstrated aspects of his character people were hungry for.

Joel Benenson

Character Experience People Long You

Listen to your mom and dad! They are almost always right, especially about boys.

Melissa Ordway

Mom Listen Right Always Almost Your

The actual technique, the process of painting flat color and simple geometric edges, all dates from my time here on Coenties Slip.

Robert Indiana

Time Simple Painting Color Process

I already visited Rwanda when I was five, but I don't really remember my roots.

Stromae

Roots Remember Five Rwanda Really

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.

Sidney Blumenthal

Education Child Accomplishment Leave

I think the most important healthy habit is to rest. Eight hours... every night.

Tori Bowie

Habit Night Rest Think Healthy Most

I stand behind what I say and what I do.

Rob Van Dam

Stand Say Behind

It's like, the front door of the office is like a Cuisinart, and you walk in, and your day is shredded to bits because you have 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, and something else happens, you're pulled off your work, then you have 20 minutes, then it's lunch, then you have something else to do.

Jason Fried

Work Walk Day Door Lunch You

I wanted to fulfill my dream of playing in the NFL.

Chris Borland

Dream Playing NFL Wanted Fulfill

So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radnor, down to current times, where you have Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, and Kristen Wiig.

Chelsea Peretti

Funny Woman People Thought You Down

I know who I am as a person, as a father, and as a husband.

Brian Littrell

Father I Am Husband Person Know Who

The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.

Bonnie Raitt

Music Great Cut Arts Great Thing