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Ruth J. Simmons Quotes

Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.

Ruth J. Simmons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: July 3, 1945

Topics

Time School Boss Early California

I've tried everything. I've done therapy, I've done colonics. I went to a psychic who had me running around town buying pieces of ribbon to fill the colors in my aura. Did the Prozac thing.

Jim Carrey

Me Colors Done Therapy Everything

I'm more of a comic-book movie fan than a comic book fan.

Matthew Vaughn

Book More Fan Comic Book Than Movie

I thought a vegan diet would be too difficult, being on the road so much, but it's been far easier than I thought.

Michelle Forbes

Road Thought Diet Difficult Vegan

Sometimes when you get in a fight with a skunk, you can't tell who started it.

Lloyd Doggett

Fight You Sometimes Tell Started

We reserve the term 'genius' for people who are creative, who are innovators, who think in ways that are entirely new. In the Middle Ages, the term 'genius' was reserved for people with the best memories. That is telling.

Joshua Foer

Memories Best Creative People Think

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored.

Dean Koontz

Myself Drive Ability Bored Get Then

I'm a visual person.

Arne Glimcher

Person Visual

The recent controversy over the portrayal of Ken Taylor and his embassy staff in the movie 'Argo' brought home to me the great responsibility we writers have when telling stories that involve real people.

Susanna Kearsley

Home Great Responsibility People Me

Anything is possible on a train: a great meal, a binge, a visit from card players, an intrigue, a good night's sleep, and strangers' monologues framed like Russian short stories.

Paul Theroux

Good Great Sleep Night Short Train

When I read the script, I was like, Hello, woman in a box. I had to explore that to the end.

Sherilyn Fenn

Woman End Explore Hello Box Like

We have been very reluctant to make statements about where the industry is going to go. The Wrangler is going hybrid in 2020. We don't make much noise about that, but it will happen.

Sergio Marchionne

Go Will Happen Noise Industry Going

I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.

Tibor Fischer

Literature Back Now Humour Arguing