Romesh Gunesekera Quotes

I must believe that in words we will find what in fury we cannot.

Romesh Gunesekera

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
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  • Birth: 1954

Topics

WordsBelieveFindWillMustFury

When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else.

Joe Murray

ArtMoneySpeakYouAskReason

My act is so completely and totally uncensored that the only way I could really pull it off is if I treat the audience like they're my best friends.

Joe Rogan

BestTreatFriendsWayAudienceAct

I always like to see if the art across the street is better than mine.

Andy Warhol

ArtBetterStreetAlwaysSeeMine

The Rolling Stones are much more accomplished than Jefferson Airplane, who are more like tribal people. That is, they present something which exists: The music and the hippie.

Jean-Luc Godard

MusicPeopleAirplanePresentMore

Jill Eisenstadt's comic second novel, 'Kiss Out,' is a work of such extravagant wackiness, eccentricity, and exuberance that any attempt to squeeze it into the confines of a simple plot summary seems doomed to failure and is possibly pointless.

Stephen McCauley

WorkFailureSimpleKissOutPlot

'MaerskKendal' is a rarity with its British flag, the 'LONDON' home port painted on its bow, its two British chief officers, and its portrait of the queen in the mess room, apparently common courtesy on British ships, but a little alarming to me.

Rose George

HomeQueenMePortraitCourtesyTwo

The YA category is an entirely new one, and seems to have more to do with readability than with age group or theme. The adult YA readers I know do actually consistently say that they are looking for an easy read, a fun read, an unchallenging read.

Russell Smith

AgeFunLookingEasyNewKnow

My advice is try something you've never done before or maybe something that's not as popular.

Michelle Carter

AdviceYouDoneTryNeverSomething

It's awesome to have friends among the country music community that you know are looking out for you and that you are excited to get to see on the road.

Luke Combs

MusicCommunityLookingRoadFriends

I had several decorated characters within the WWE that I was really proud of, coats of paint that changed that I could show a different side to the audience, because I've been in front of them since I was 20 years old, and none of them were necessarily the right one.

Cody Rhodes

ProudRightAudienceWithinPaint

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Philip James Bailey

LoveRespectGiveOwe

The First Battle of Fallujah was called off in part because of the intensity of non-U.S. media coverage of civilian casualties from outlets like Al Jazeera.

Phil Klay

BattleMediaFirstBecauseOffLike

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