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Matthew Desmond Quotes

I want my work to influence public conversation, to turn heads, and to bear witness to this problem that's raging in our cities. If journalism helps me with that, I'll draw on journalism... and I'm not going to worry too much if academics get troubled over that distinction.

Matthew Desmond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american

Topics

Work Me Influence Worry Problem

I've published a couple of short novels in France that I didn't want to publish in English because I loved the characters too much to subject them to American critics who were not exactly favorable toward my work.

Work Loved American Short Too Much

I enjoy doing TV than movies. I do enjoy watching music reality shows but never get approached to participate in reality shows. I also enjoy reading books and take time to finish them.

Music Time Reading Reality Doing

We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment.

Sumner Redstone

Environment Adapt Need Competitive

The most adventurous I've been was doing Raleigh International when I was 20.

Doing Adventurous Been Most

This great misfortune - to be incapable of solitude.

Jean de la Bruyere

Great Solitude Misfortune Incapable

I address myself to the Communists, to those Communists who were prompted to join the Party by the progressive ideas of mankind and socialism, and not by selfish personal interests - let us represent our pure and just ideas by pure and just means.

Myself Ideas Socialism Selfish Party

If you're not for Trump, then you're not for me.

Me You Trump Then

In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Constance Zimmer

Politics Think Trying Play Hollywood

When I'm not acting, I'm at the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the water, surfing.

Brenton Thwaites

Time Water Beach Acting Surfing Lot

There's something to be said about just being vulnerable. Every woman has gone through something in her life that has been an image issue, or it has been something where somebody told her she's not good enough. And every woman can relate to that.

Life Good Woman Not Good Enough Said

When I got out of high school, I joined a local blues band in Philadelphia - Woody's Truck Stop.

School Truck High School Philadelphia

I know I'm regarded as an establishment figure, but I was crucified by the establishment for 'Oh! What a Lovely War', 'Gandhi' and 'Cry Freedom.'

Richard Attenborough

Freedom War Know Cry Lovely Figure

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