Rumaan Alam Quotes

There are probably some readers who don't want a great American writer to acknowledge that cleaning out the bottom drawer of the refrigerator has ever crossed their mind.

Rumaan Alam

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GreatMindAmericanCleaningWant

This business is crazy-pants. We flit in and out of these fantasy worlds and these intense periods of work and camaraderie, and then it goes away, and you do it all over again.

Jessie Mueller

WorkBusinessYouFantasyOverOut

There's a certain point in chemistry and in calculus where I reached the end of my abilities, and I realized, 'This is where I'm stupid.'

Andrew Sean Greer

StupidEndChemistryPointWhere

Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time.

John Cheever

HomeTimePeopleWorldNothing

You don't build walls; you build bridges between people.

Andrew Cuomo

WallsPeopleBridgesYouBuild

Imagination allows you to bend the rules of the temporal world.

Amy Sherald

ImaginationWorldYouRulesBend

I was very dramatic - very, like, 'It's never going to happen. My life is over at 16 because I'm not already famous. I'm not going to get my record deal. I'm not going to be able to sing for a living.'

Trisha Yearwood

LifeFamousMy LifeLivingNever

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

Tracy Austin

GoalsMeetTennisUpPlaying

Get to know the job intimately that you're applying for. Don't just read the job description - study it and picture yourself performing every task required of you. When you interview, framing your responses so that you reveal your significant knowledge about the job gives you a massive advantage.

Travis Bradberry

KnowledgeJobYourselfPictureYou

My family and I couldn't be more happy for the opportunity to run with and serve with the next president of the United States.

Mike Pence

FamilyOpportunityHappyRunMore

We're not gonna misread our mandate.

Mitch McConnell

OurGonnaMandate

On our watch, the conversation with a would-be suicide bomber will not begin with the words, 'You have the right to remain silent.'

Mitt Romney

WordsSuicideYouConversationWill

Your employees have lots of opinions about everything - your strategy and vision; the state of the competition; the quality of your products; the vibe in the workplace. There are tons of things you can learn from them.

Jason Fried

VisionQualityCompetitionStrategy

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