Mohsin Hamid Quotes

I think the most effective forms of critique are ones that establish a common ground for people to occupy, and then appeal to the best nature of people on that common ground.

Mohsin Hamid

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NatureBestPeopleThinkGround

I did criminal defense work part-time, and that paid the bills for representing abused and neglected children... and for defending in juvenile court those kids the 'child protective system' had missed when it had the chance.

Andrew Vachss

WorkChildrenChildChanceMissed

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Robert Kennedy

ChangeProgressNiceEnemiesWord

Back 20 years ago, there was a division between movie actors and TV actors. That's kind of gone away. People who have had a lot of success in movies in the past now want to be on TV. There used to be much more of a quality division between TV and movies, and that's kind of not the case anymore.

Michael Imperioli

SuccessQualityPastPeopleBack

As a therapist, I've worked with many high-achieving people who don't feel worthy of their success. Whether it was a recent college graduate who had landed a high-paying job or a mature adult who had just received another promotion, all of these people suffer from impostor syndrome.

Amy Morin

SuccessJobPeopleCollegeFeel

I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell.

Sophie B. Hawkins

ChildWorldSomeoneWillBringHere

I'm not a child star, but you could say that I've grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called 'Martin.' From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on 'Saturday Night Live' since Eddie Murphy.

Tracy Morgan

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I'm basically a musician.

Tom Jenkinson

MusicianBasically

The real protection of life and property, always and everywhere.

Rose Wilder Lane

LifeRealAlwaysProtectionProperty

I moved in fourth grade in the middle of the school year, and I was the new kid in school.

Michael Steger

SchoolYearNewKidMiddleMoved

A more robust approach to global warming is needed if we are to avoid catastrophe. Unlike the recent financial crisis, there is no bailout option for the earth's climate.

Jose Angel Gurria

FinancialEarthCrisisGlobal Warming

I don't walk into a dinner party and say, 'You're an idiot; give me my coat.'

Don Rickles

WalkMeDinnerIdiotYouParty

A lot of my work has been about stuff I've been frightened of: cliffs, explosions, meteorites, that kind of stuff. I would have been this trembling blob of fear if I hadn't got into making art, which is a good way of deferring it.

Cornelia Parker

WorkGoodFearArtKindWay

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