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Matthew Desmond Quotes

I don't think that you can address poverty unless you address the lack of affordable housing in the cities.

Matthew Desmond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american

Topics

Think Poverty You Housing Lack

Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'

Jessica Mitford

People Stand America Election Run

I was not a punk rocker, absolutely not, but I certainly knew quite a lot of them, and I definitely went to the Mab - it was raw, interesting intense scene, so I was very drawn to it, but I was a total outsider.

Interesting Punk Outsider Intense

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is push my dog off of me. He likes to sleep on top of me. I think it's because I'm warm and breathing.

Dog Morning Sleep Me Wake Up Think

It's really obvious that we have very serious inequality in this country across many different spectrums. Yes, we can talk about the form of protest or the way it's done or this or that. But it's still not really the conversation that I think we desperately need to have more of in this country.

Think Conversation Inequality Country

We were in an atmosphere in the household that you could accomplish anything you set your mind to. If you were willing to put in the hard work, nothing was beyond your grasp.

Work Hard Work Mind You Accomplish

If it weren't for this, I'd probably be working a normal job and playing on the weekends for 10 people at the Irvine Spectrum.

Job People Normal Weekends Playing

I like a good cliche because it reminds you that much of management practice boils down to things you need to do but often forget or fail to do often enough.

Steven Sinofsky

Good Practice Management Enough You

It would be ill-advised to compare war and a sport, but I don't think the brain knows the difference. With post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries in blasts with veterans, we see a very similar and somewhat unique issue with repetitive brain injuries in football.

Football Stress War Brain Think See

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Good Heart Voice Bad Screaming

I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny.

Peter Gallagher

Family Funny Love Find Hard Playing

What I'd like is to turn out like Jessica Simpson, with her whole brand.

Brand Turn Out Her Whole Like

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.

Marina Abramovic

Good Girl I Am Quiet Now Little

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