Amor Towles Quotes

I love 19th-century Russian literature, the avant garde, the Soviet period.

Amor Towles

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LoveLiteratureSovietPeriodI Love

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.

John L. Phillips

TimeMeLongLong TimeYearsGet

People don't mind insulting the tall. We're supposed to be fine with being awkward and skinny. I'm very easy to psychoanalyse. I was a gangly, awkward teenager who could make people laugh and thought that was a way to be socially more comfortable.

Stephen Merchant

PeopleMindThoughtLaughEasyWay

Cranking the Auto-Tune is so easy to do that there's almost no systemic resistance to trying it. So when someone's stuck for an idea, that's what they do. I mean, to the extent that it's been embraced by an entire idiom of club music and culture.

Steve Albini

MusicCultureSomeoneTryingEasy

As long as you're excellent, things work out for you.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

WorkLongYouOutThingsWork Out

I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a dentist, but you never know what life will bring you.

Sofia Vergara

LifeYouKnowWantWillNever

My father has always been a big influence in my life.

Romelu Lukaku

LifeFatherInfluenceMy LifeAlways

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

Russell Baker

WorkScienceDownLostThreeBreak

People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

ChildrenArtExperiencePeopleNever

You can win, it'll just cost you some money.

Bobby Heenan

MoneyWinYouCostJustSome

The health-care sector certainly employs more people and more machines than it did. But there have been no great strides in service. In Western Europe, most primary-care practices now use electronic health records and offer after-hours care; in the United States, most don't.

Atul Gawande

HealthGreatServicePeopleCare

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me.

Alfred North Whitehead

BossMeLookingSelfishWould

Louisiana is a special place in my family's history, and we are committed as a family to never forget the city and the people of Baton Rouge.

Tina Knowles

FamilyHistoryPeopleCityPlace

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