Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

The nationalist movement supported Sinhala by suppressing Tamil; there were competing nationalisms. It was a fundamental mistake to make parallel streams in education - or a calculated political gamble. Politicians were playing with it.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

Topics

EducationMistakePoliticalMovement

Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world's most elegant phenomena.

John Burnside

WorldFlightKnowWillElegantHawk

The job of training an Iraqi police force is one of the most important tasks being undertaken in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is also one of the most difficult.

John Boehner

FreedomPoliceJobTrainingForce

Growing up, I watched softball and U.S.A .softball, and that was my goal of being able to represent my country and wear the red, white, and blue out there, and I think it is one of the highest honors to be able to go out there and compete for your country, and it was something so very special, and it was everything I dreamt of and more.

Jennie Finch

RedBlueGrowing UpThinkGoalGo

I'm a huge 'Ghostbusters' fan. I've seen it, like, 10,000 times, so I couldn't be more looking forward to a reboot.

Melissa McCarthy

Looking ForwardLookingForwardMore

When I joined the band, being that I was going to take this up as a profession, I realized that there were no two finer guitar players in the world that I'd rather play with.

Michael Davis

WorldGuitarPlayBandTwoUp

I always thought I was a writer on the inside, but after a few years of not writing, you can't make that claim anymore.

Amor Towles

WritingThoughtYouInsideAlways

After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can't look to labels to try to figure it out because they don't even use the technology, and they're oblivious to how people consume music these days.

Trent Reznor

BusinessMusicTechnologyPeopleYou

When I put on my Marine cover, I'm a Marine, and I act accordingly.

Rob Riggle

ActCoverAccordinglyMarinePut

I got into computers back in the early '80s, so it was a natural progression of learning about e-mail in the mid-'80s and getting into the Internet when it opened up in the early '90s.

Roger McGuinn

LearningComputersInternetEarlyUp

I'm a big baller.

Robin Leach

Big

'A.D.' will focus on life after the crucifixion and the dangers that the disciples faced in the aftermath of Jesus' resurrection.

Roma Downey

LifeFocusWillResurrectionDangers

I'd say Eden Hazard is the best player I've trained with. But the best trainer has to be Frank Lampard. And John Terry, too. Their attitude to training. They train properly every day. They really stood out for me.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

AttitudeBestDayTrainingMeTrain

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