Matthew Desmond Quotes

I met a landlord who will pay you to move at the end of the week and let you use his van. That's a really nice kind of eviction. I met a landlord who will take your door off. There are 101 ways to move a family out.

Matthew Desmond

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FamilyDoorEndWeekYouNice

We don't want to upset our fans, because that's not what we are here to do.

Jinder Mahal

WantUpsetFansHereBecauseOur

My brother Gary, who was my coach, five years my elder, studied human movements at Queensland University in Brisbane. We used to train together every day, and we'd train for so long that at the end of a session, we would physically almost collapse.

Matthew Hayden

DayTogetherBrotherEndLongTrain

When a publisher spends an inordinate amount on an acquisition, it will do everything in its power to make that project a market success.

Anita Elberse

SuccessPowerWillProjectMarket

You have started the book with this bubble over your head that contains a cathedral full of fire - that contains a novel so vast and great and penetrating and bright and dark that it will put all other novels ever written to shame. And then, as you get towards the end, you begin to realise, no, it's just this book.

Michael Cunningham

GreatFireBookEndYouDark

I like to cook for myself or others, so I cook. I always read at night. Sometimes I go to the movies. I don't go out wildly during the week.

John Waters

MyselfNightWeekSometimesMovies

And I have a couple swimsuit calendars I did that are coming out.

Trishelle Cannatella

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I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

Tom Seaver

BaseballYearsBigLevelGotBelt

I'd go as far as it takes. There's never too far. You do what you have to do for your girl.

Tom Sturridge

GirlYouGoNeverFarYour

Years of standing in the limelight portraying other people for large amounts of money does not usually lead to a high degree of self-examination, let alone self-criticism.

Michael Korda

AloneMoneyPeopleLeadDegreeHigh

Any efforts or opportunity to expand the civil bonds and rights to anyone that wants to build a stable, happy household should be promoted.

Lisa Murkowski

OpportunityHappyBuildRightsCivil

Back in the day I was doing runway, editorial, advertising, spokesmodeling, and public appearances. Those are five different categories.

Janice Dickinson

DayAdvertisingDoingBackRunway

What can we expect from this latest crop of indie directors who have been sucked into the franchise factory? I'm especially curious about 'Star Wars,' which will feature an all-indie crew after J. J. Abrams finishes with 'Episode VII.'

Annalee Newitz

CuriousWillExpectStarCrewBeen

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