Rumaan Alam Quotes

Blackness, any sort of difference, is not a burden. Relegating blackness or other sorts of difference to serious books that explicitly engage with issues creates a context in which it can seem like one.

Rumaan Alam

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I would love to do a small indie comedy, like a Wes Anderson movie or, like, an ensemble comedy like 'The Royal Tenenbaums' or 'Little Miss Sunshine.' I like comedies like that, that have a lot of heart and are about family dynamics.

Jerry Trainor

FamilyLoveHeartSunshineSmall

Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them.

John Barton

UnderstandingFarMostPoemsEither

I propose that matchmaking should be approached like a corporate business venture. It can be risky, but I have discovered that the potential profits from acquisitions and mergers cannot be underestimated.

Robert Rinder

BusinessPotentialVentureCannot

I love all of my children equally, all of my printed books, and each one bears a special piece of me. But the one I'm most proud of is the one no one will ever see - the very first manuscript I ever wrote, back in 1990. It took me a year to do it.

Steve Berry

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Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power.

Sun Ra

PowerMoneyWriteStructurePlease

Australia is the same size as the U.S., but it's much smaller in terms of population. I've been working in the States off and on since the '80s, and the first time I played a lead here was in '91, I think.

Robert Taylor

TimeThinkAustraliaFirst TimeSize

It's all about whatever enriches you. If you decide to go the domestic route and get married and all those things, it makes you a better actor.

Josh Duhamel

BetterYouGoActorWhateverDecide

I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill. When I was 45, I decided I was going to try to learn how to write short stories.

Donald Ray Pollock

ShortLearnTryWriteUniversity

The East-West Center directly supports the U.S. rebalance to the Asia Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue with countries in the region.

Brian Schatz

ResearchStudyDialogueThroughAsia

I didn't really know who Cassius Clay was. I just wanted to show America through a heavyweight championship fight. Ever since my childhood, I'd been fascinated by the way the whole country becomes polarised around this event.

William Klein

ChildhoodFightAmericaCountryKnow

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

Ridley Scott

PeopleAcceptDegreeYesWanting

I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that.

Nina Dobrev

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