Amor Towles Quotes

In 1989, I had a fellowship to teach for Yale in China for two years. I came back from California to New Haven to spend the summer learning Chinese, but because of Tiananmen Square, Yale cancelled the program.

Amor Towles

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LearningBackSummerNewCalifornia

As they say, anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation.

Jerry Lawler

WorldSayWrestlingThey SayHappen

I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.

Tom Stoppard

EnjoyStopInterestEnjoymentRead

Sometimes these challenges naturally select more chefs that can think on their feet very quickly. There are chefs I know who won't put things on the menu unless they've tried it four or five times. So you just naturally select a certain kind of chef, people who maybe don't win a bunch of challenges but they hang around.

Tom Colicchio

PeopleChefChallengesWinThink

Only the best books are special. Why? Because they open our eyes, touch us, excite us, extend us.

Michael Morpurgo

EyesBestSpecialWhyTouchOpen

What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009.

Jason Reitman

FeelPortraitAirUpFilmMost

I've had it where things didn't go well for me with movies or something that got canceled.

David Spade

MeGoMoviesThingsSomethingWell

Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one.

Christopher Hitchens

ThinkInterestingDiscoveryKnowing

I feel complete when I look at my phone and see thousands of likes and comments.

Poppy

FeelLookPhoneSeeCompleteI Feel

I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little high-minded, but after trying a few games I could see what she meant.

Susan Orlean

DayThoughtTryingStorytellingShe

In my new book, 'Birth,' my goal is to share the path I have traveled in the spiritual sphere and in the business and philanthropic sphere in order to reveal the essential connection between the two.

Shari Arison

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Amazon is now the definitive source for data about whole sets of products - fungible consumer products. EBay is the authoritative source for the secondary market of those products. Google is the authority for information about facts, but they're relatively undifferentiated.

Tim O'Reilly

FactsDataInformationNowAuthority

I am not a cat lover. I am a dog lover - but I'm only a lover of hypoallergenic dogs.

Rick Hoffman

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