Siri Hustvedt Quotes

American mass media culture, with its celebrities, shopping hysteria, sound bites, formulaic plots, received ideas, and nauseating repetitions, depresses me.

Siri Hustvedt

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CultureMeIdeasShoppingAmerican

It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk together, and I used to say, when you look at the world map, 'This town is there, that town is there, that river is there.' I used to say, 'One day, I'm going to travel these places.'

Jimmy Cliff

DreamsWalkDayTogetherTravel

We live in the world's greatest democracy; we want for nothing. And that which we want, we can work toward achieving.

Joe Garcia

WorkLiveDemocracyWorldAchieving

My grandmother was a chef, and she taught me to cook. One day I want a restaurant, a small Italian grill. That's my aspiration.

Jeremy Miller

DayMeChefSmallRestaurantWant

I believe in workers' rights when people are doing a good job.

John Caudwell

GoodJobPeopleBelieveDoing

I always laugh at these companies that have these rules saying, 'You're only allowed to have this or that on your desk.' It's no fun to work at a place like that.

John Lasseter

WorkFunSayingLaughYouRules

I love nonfiction the most. It's hard to find a good nonfiction story, and that's why I'm not as prolific, I guess, as a lot of people. They're hard to find. I love the nonfiction writer Ben Macintyre. I think he's terrific at the form of telling a story in a cinematic way.

Robert Kurson

LoveGoodPeopleStoryThinkFind

Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.

John Shirley

NaturePeopleBornTryWithinFine

We will make our products work out of the box.

Steve Ballmer

WorkWillBoxOutProductsWork Out

I went through those times in my life where I started to get bitter and angry, and you're like, 'Why am I even a Christian? I don't like any of these people that call themselves Christians.' That's when I had to go spend time with God, and He had to remind me I'm walking with Him and not these people.

Sonny Sandoval

LifeGodTimeAngryPeopleMe

So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.

Steve Spurrier

BelieveCoachingYouPlayYearsHow

If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways.

Simon Cowell

I AmThoughtLongNeedAlwaysOdd

On Veterans Day, I can't help think of my uncles who volunteered for the service after fleeing a brutal regime in the Dominican Republic. They hadn't been in America long, but they were already so grateful for its opportunities that they were eager to serve.

Tom Perez

ServiceDayGratefulOpportunities

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