Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

I was thinking of writers living in East Europe before the Berlin Wall came down. They wrote fantastic stuff but were dealing with a situation that was almost impossible to deal with, but they found a way.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

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I've been in the 'Idol' bubble, and now it's popped, and I don't know what's going to happen.

Jessica Sanchez

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I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.

Joel Silver

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I like watching Tom Brady, not just because he's handsome - I get handsome; I understand handsome - but he's a fine leader, he's a great quarterback, and I like the team. I'm not going to apologize for that.

Jennifer Garner

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We never used to blink at taking a leadership role in the world. And we understood leadership often required something other than drones and bombs. We accepted global leadership not just for humanitarian reasons, but also because it was in our own best interest. We knew we couldn't isolate ourselves from trouble. There was no place to hide.

Robert Reich

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I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.

Steve Martin

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I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that.

Ron Silver

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My dad always taught me if I have my education, anything is possible.

Romeo Miller

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Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone.

Minnie Pearl

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I'm sensitive, and I don't ever want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

Chris Pine

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When I was 19 or 20 and doing my thing, I can't sit here and say I had this strong political agenda - I was literally just being myself.

Boy George

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My background is in psychology - that's what my bachelor's degree is from, and my specialization.

Antoni Porowski

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'A New Model' is saying that women should be confident in who they are and that they can be their own role models.

Ashley Graham

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