Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

Every Sri Lankan, and almost every visitor to Sri Lanka, carries a longing for the place in some small form - hiraeth, the Welsh call it - wherever they go and whatever their background. It binds them however much the war and politics might try to divide them.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

Topics

PoliticsWarSmallPlaceGoTry

I will say that I do gravitate more towards quirkier guys. I always date guys who wear glasses.

Jillian Rose Reed

GlassesSayWillMoreAlwaysWear

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.

Jesse Jackson

TodayJusticeAmericaImportantMost

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.

John Malkovich

ConfidenceMyselfYouSayNever

When I fight someone, I want to break his will. I want to take his manhood. I want to rip out his heart and show it to him.

Mike Tyson

HeartFightSomeoneWantWillOut

I got my first book deal when I was in college, but it was published in Germany, and I could never actually read it.

Michelle Moran

CollegeBookNeverFirstGotDeal

My guiding principle when writing with other people is that it's not worth it to give someone a song unless it hurts for me to give them that song.

Josh Tillman

PeopleMeWritingSongSomeoneGive

Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.

Dominick Cruz

GoodTimeBestMindWorldFighting

As Obamacare devolves and starts to fall apart, what do you get? This big-government largesse that is involved in Obamacare, my fear is that it's going to devolve into a single-payer system, and we really can't afford to let that happen.

Chuck Fleischmann

FearYouFallHappenSystemGoing

You get to know them, they get to know you and see if they like you. Then they'll vote on you to become a prospect. You have to be sponsored by a Hells Angel.

Chuck Zito

AngelYouKnowVoteBecomeSee

Once a week i have to do my radio show, 'A State of Trance', usually on Wednesday night. I try to go running at least three times a week and spend at least a day without turning my laptop on and spend it with my wife and daughter.

Armin van Buuren

DaughterDayWifeNightWeekThree

There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day a week for many years in the presence of police and I have never seen them argue. It's a military hierarchy. They do what they're told. There's no bickering.

Peter James

TimeDayPoliceWeekYouNever

The key benefits of a Special Purpose National Bank Charter are uniform regulations, standards, supervision, and authority for emerging financial technology companies to operate nationwide.

Perianne Boring

TechnologyPurposeKeyFinancial

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