Amor Towles Quotes

I published 'Rules of Civility' while I was still working. It became a best seller. I was working on this book, and then I decided to retire.

Amor Towles

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BestBookRulesCivilityRetire

I don't bow down to the federal government.

Joe Arpaio

GovernmentDownFederal Government

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students.

John Ciardi

CollegeUniversityStudentsInterest

Europe is no longer a Christian continent; few Europeans attend religious services on Sunday, and the European Union recently refused to refer to Europe's religious heritage in its fledgling constitution.

Meir Soloveichik

ConstitutionChristianHeritageUnion

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.

Anita Brookner

WomanPeopleWaySheWhateverOwn

The idea that Arabia is best run by Arabs is no more palatable to Western leaders today than it was to Napoleon or Churchill.

Stephen Kinzer

TodayBestRunMoreLeadersIdea

One of my strongest memories is my father playing bongos in the living room in Detroit listening to Motown radio. He was this skinny white bald guy, but he was really moved by blues and Motown and funk.

Sufjan Stevens

FatherMemoriesListeningLiving

My early exposure to all the leviathans of the Saturday matinee creature features inspired me, when I grew up, to make 'Jurassic Park.'

Steven Spielberg

MeSaturdayEarlyInspiredUpPark

No one can pronounce my name. My name is 'The Black Guy From 40-Year-Old Virgin'.

Romany Malco

BlackNameGuyPronounce

The British are actually a lot more appreciative of the comic. In Canada, if you're perceived as a comic writer, there's a real snobbery, and you can't be serious. You're not a big hitter.

Miriam Toews

YouCanadaSeriousMoreRealBig

Do you want to continue being great at being in your twenties, or do you want to step up and graduate into adulthood?

Jason Bateman

GreatStepYouWantUpAdulthood

Scrabble has always been immensely popular, so it's easy to see why online Scrabble is just as lauded.

Jason Schreier

EasyWhyAlwaysSeeBeenJust

You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have.

Don Shula

BestOpportunitiesYouWantRight

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