Andre Aciman Quotes

Don't all writers have a hidden nerve, call it a secret chamber, something irreducibly theirs, which stirs their prose and makes it tick and turn this way or that, and identifies them, like a signature, though it lurks far deeper than their style, or their voice or other telltale antics?

Andre Aciman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 2, 1951

Topics

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I used to copy looks from fashion ads in my mother's 'Cosmopolitan' magazines and steal her eye shadows.

Jeffree Star

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If there were some recipe that would make all of our children really sane and civic-minded and hugely intelligent, I think we'd probably all do it. But I don't know that there is a recipe for creating that.

Amanda Peet

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You're always nervous before a fight.

Stipe Miocic

FightYouNervousAlwaysBefore

You can't make up for something you lost.

Troy Dumais

YouLostUpSomethingMakeMake Up

And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due regard for our constitution and for the rights and prerogatives of the crown, without which our constitution can not be preserved, will be against this motion.

Robert Walpole

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One might think of investment managers as astronomers and CEOs as astronauts. The two roles are radically different with distinct personality traits. Like astronomers, investment managers tend to be introverted, skeptical, and very analytical. CEOs, like astronauts, are the exact opposite, typically being extroverts, optimists, and, well, leaders.

Mohnish Pabrai

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I've played the game for a long time.

Jason Kidd

TimeGameLongLong TimePlayed

I'm very concerned about U.S. food policy.

Cory Booker

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What America was built on was being able to say, 'Hey, we're going to come in and use our resources to build for ourselves and our communities and build around that. We're not going to depend on others.'

Common

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I moved to Los Angeles when I was 20 years old and was absolutely terrified. I grew up in a small town, so the city itself scared me. I initially did not plan on staying but fell in love with it and never went home.

Connor Franta

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It's Charley's Aunt and The Odd Couple rolled into one.

Allan Carr

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Never assume the obvious is true.

William Safire

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