Jeff Giles Quotes

Tobias Wolff is a hell of a writer, but you knew that already. His first memoir, 'This Boy's Life,' was a Huck Finn story set in the Eisenhower era - a story so rich and wounding that not even Hollywood could make a bad movie out of it.

Jeff Giles

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Accessories are the perfect way to add something special. A hair comb or a beaded clutch can be a lovely detail to finish your bridal look.

Jenny Packham

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Rebecca Eaton has made an enormous contribution to the cultural life of America, and, more than that, she is one of the most fun people I know.

Andrew Davies

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Silence is the wit of fools.

Anatole France

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Differences in homeownership rates remain the prime driver of the nation's racial wealth gap.

Matthew Desmond

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The better day, the worse deed.

Matthew Henry

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There is no one thing that can turn around a rejection. But there is one answer: begin talking to your customers who have already bought from you and discover why they bought.

Jeffrey Gitomer

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I think the sexiest thing on anybody is intelligence. I respect somebody who has a brain and wants to use it more than a pretty face and status.

Sophia Bush

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There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she's 21, she's totally flailing. Your story gives me hope.' I put my mom through that.

Sophia Amoruso

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Sam Snead had perhaps the most stylish solution to the balding golfer: A snappy fedora that became his signature style, so much so that many never knew he was tonsorially bereft.

Steve Rushin

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I'm a raucous Puerto Rican!

Rita Moreno

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I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy.

Ronnie Spector

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If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.

Martin O'Malley

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