Rumaan Alam Quotes

I always like it when writers posit writing as an act of empathy. It's such a grand turn of phrase, such a noble ideal; empathy is so worth aiming for in life that the same must hold true in art. But personally, I can't think too deeply about that when I'm working, or I'd never get anything down on the page.

Rumaan Alam

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LifeArtEmpathyWritingThinkDown

Gay rights are not primarily marriage rights, and for the millions who live in unaccepting places with no resources, dignity remains elusive. I am lucky to have forged meaning and built identity, but that's still a rare privilege. And gay people deserve more, collectively, than the crumbs of justice.

Andrew Solomon

MarriageLiveJusticeI AmIdentity

It's hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I've learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.

Angelina Jolie

PastYouPlaceGoMoreHard

When people say, 'You seem so grounded; you seem so normal,' I think it's the way I was raised and the way my sister and I were brought up by our parents.

Trisha Yearwood

ParentsPeopleSisterThinkYouSay

As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them... That was my first book.

Tony Buzan

NatureDogPassionCatsSmallBook

If you're at the Comedy Store or the Laugh Factory or the Improv, even two minutes helps. You never know who might be in the audience.

Tony Rock

LaughComedyYouKnowNeverImprov

In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian.

Rory Bremner

AgeMoreJustWouldJust BeAbout

There's definitely a luxury to the fluidity of not being a mega-star. I've done a ton of really, really odd, off-the-wall movies. There's this movie I did called 'Queens of Country' a couple of summers ago that is so bananas, and if I was at a certain level, I probably would not have done that movie.

Lizzy Caplan

LuxuryCountryDoneMoviesLevel

I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.

Dennis Quaid

BackGotQuiteMovieThenCalf

The blockchain concept was pioneered within the context of crypto-currency Bitcoin, but engineers have imagined many other ways for distributed ledger technology to streamline the world. Stock exchanges and big banks, for example, are looking at blockchain-type systems as trading settlement platforms.

Anthony Scaramucci

TechnologyWorldLookingEngineers

I'd love to do 'The Expendables.' It's just a kick in the pants.

Pierce Brosnan

LovePantsKickJust

Certainly in the modern age where everything is glossed over, when somebody speaks their mind, the majority of the public go, I'd love to have said that.

Pete Waterman

LoveAgeMindGoSaidEverything

Life changes so quickly. feeling grateful to be around such wonderful people to strengthen and grow with.

Riley Keough

LifeGratefulPeopleGrowFeeling

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