Rumaan Alam Quotes

I mourn for the kind of dad I didn't have; I rue my first broken family while taking joy in the one that I've made.

Rumaan Alam

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FamilyBrokenJoyKindFirstMade

I have a number of friends that try to live off their writing, and there's way more pressure for a hit or to write a certain type of book. You can't do a limited-edition short-story book with drawings unless you don't want to eat anything but ramen.

Joe Meno

LiveWritingBookPressureFriends

Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment.

Maurice Strong

BelieveProblemsEnvironmentNever

The thing is that I'm an actor first, and in 'Once,' I was able to be a musician and a singer as well as an actor.

Steve Kazee

ActorFirstSingerWellAbleOnce

Taxes are way too complicated, and people spend way too much time worrying about ways to get them lower.

Steve Mnuchin

TimePeopleToo MuchComplicatedWay

In my field, you can't really wear the same dress twice unless you want Isaac Mizrahi to scorn you on TV.

Mary Lambert

DressYouWantSameTwiceWear

Every sleep doctor I've talked to said it was an urban legend that you shouldn't wake up a sleepwalker. All that will happen is that you will get condescended to.

Mike Birbiglia

SleepDoctorWake UpLegendYouUp

Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it, you're not even aware; only afterwards do you know you were happy.

Luise Rainer

HappinessHappyMomentsYouKnow

I think half the battle is just being comfortable in front of the camera - and I already am, doing so many videos and interviews, so then it just takes that extra step of trying to get into character.

Ludacris

CharacterStepThinkBattleDoing

All my life, as down an abyss without a bottom. I have been pouring van loads of information into that vacancy of oblivion I call my mind.

Logan Pearsall Smith

LifeMindMy LifeInformationDown

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.

Jonathan Lethem

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My father is from North Carolina, and he got rid of his drawl really fast. He's very much about speaking correctly, enunciating in certain ways.

Boots Riley

FatherFastNorth CarolinaGotHe

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music.

Aloe Blacc

MusicOpportunityGreatSoulPast

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