Maxine Hong Kingston Quotes

Hunger also changes the world - when eating can't be a habit, then neither can seeing.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 27, 1940

Topics

HabitWorldEatingSeeingChanges

I only know two to three people that I grew up with in advertising in the 1960s who are married to the same women.

Jerry Della Femina

WomenPeopleAdvertisingKnowThree

It is only the consciousness of a nonexistence which allows us to realize for moments that we are living.

Max Frisch

MomentsLivingRealizeConsciousness

Apparently it's cool to watch The Daily Show.

Rob Corddry

DailyCoolWatchShowApparently

The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'

Robin Williams

BaseballTiredMeSayingYouWant

I've gotten emails from people who purchased items from an infomercial, only to find out that the shipping was more expensive than the item itself. The lesson: If you truly want to order something you see on TV, go online to the product's website and see if you can find out more information.

Jean Chatzky

PeopleYouInformationLessonFind

Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man.

Jose Andres

ManAmazingCandyCottonMostForm

I am very happily employed as a full-time software engineer; I travel a lot, and I write books along with this here weekly TechCrunch column; and I still find the time to work on my own software side projects.

Jon Evans

WorkTimeTravelI AmFindMy Own

I'm not sure about 'absolute' happiness, but I am happiest when I go to bed at night knowing that I tried to do my best that day.

Donald Ray Pollock

HappinessBestDayI AmNightGo

I'm a very religious person.

Chuck Norris

PersonReligiousVery

I am a daylight atheist.

Brendan Behan

I AmAtheistDaylightAm

What I'm good at is making sure we have the best resources, the best talent, the best marketing, and the best access to distribution.

Bobby Kotick

GoodBestTalentMarketingResources

The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.

Arthur Hailey

HumorPresidentGeneralFoulMotors

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