Rumaan Alam Quotes

I grew up in the D.C. suburbs, and what I like about that place is that there's not a strong regional affect in the cultural imagination like there is in Dallas or San Francisco or New York City. You have a little more freedom as a novelist this way. The suburbs become a generic idea, and the place doesn't intrude into the narrative.

Rumaan Alam

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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.

John Lewis

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I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess.

Andy Richter

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In an ideal world, you'd never have to do things that are below your position, but this isn't an ideal world, and it's never going to be.

Sophia Amoruso

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The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.

Roy Ayers

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Look at how fast technology is developing.

Douglas Tompkins

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In treatment, all of the negative things I did were stripped away and I had to start processing my feelings.

Demi Lovato

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When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary standup comedian she is.

Chelsea Peretti

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When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before.

Arthur Hailey

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In his final year in office, Clinton decided that his contribution to Middle East peace would lie not in the removal of Saddam Hussein but in a grand attempt to resolve the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. With this, he missed his last chance to deal forcefully with the man he was publicly committed to overthrowing.

Arthur L. Herman

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Saying 'black lives matter' both literally and figuratively restores people's dignity.

Alicia Garza

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Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.

William O. Douglas

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I'm interested in how people all over the world array themselves and go forth in the morning to do whatever they have to do to make a living.

William Gibson

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