Matthew Desmond Quotes

Home is where children find safety and security, where we find our identities, where citizenship starts. It usually starts with believing you're part of a community, and that is essential to having a stable home.

Matthew Desmond

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HomeCommunityChildrenSafetyYou

I'm partial to epic poetry, which might be surprising given that I don't write poetry at all. The combination of rollicking storytelling with musical language seems to me the highest achievement.

Jennifer Egan

AchievementPoetryMeLanguageWrite

Liberals watch MSNBC; conservatives watch Fox. They don't want to hear ten seconds of a liberal on Fox, and they don't want to hear ten seconds of a conservative on MSNBC.

Ann Coulter

WantFoxConservativeWatchLiberal

I've already created my own thing.

Jeff Buckley

My OwnOwnCreatedThing

I hope I inspire people to dream bigger than what they are living, but a dream within their reach.

Michael Franti

HopePeopleInspireReachDream

I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through.

Amy Sedaris

PeopleIdeasHelpSeeThroughJust

If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world.

Simon Cowell

WorldLadyYouBoringSheSinger

Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction.

Tom Jenkinson

SimpleStartDirectionThinkThree

It cracks me up to see these ads for TV - for Depends or for glue for your dentures. The people in them look 55 with a hint of gray. Where are the people who are falling apart? We don't see that.

Roz Chast

PeopleMeLookGrayGlueSee

I think with age you get wiser and understand the importance of taking care of your skin. I think you're also more aware of your mortality.

Josie Bissett

AgeThinkCareYouSkinUnderstand

When I was in fifth grade, a boy put a rose on my desk and I threw it away. The attention makes me nervous.

Claire Coffee

MeRoseAttentionDeskNervousBoy

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.

Alice Walker

FatherTimeMeKnowingSearching

As a kid, I wanted to be part of the Lost Generation who came to France.

William Klein

GenerationLostKidFranceWhoPart

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