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Miriam Toews Quotes

At one point in my life, I wanted to do a master's degree in Irish literature, but I ended up getting pregnant instead.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1964

Topics

Life My Life Literature Irish Master

My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.

Father First Protest Stanford Public

Most problems in poor countries are locally generated even though international factors do play a role.

Problems Play Poor Role Even Most

Comedy is much more challenging, because you have to have the same level of belief but you have to make people laugh, and that's definitely a challenge.

Challenge People Laugh Comedy You

It's sort of a feeling of power onstage. It's really the ability to make people smile, or just to turn them one way or another for that duration of time, and for it to have some effect later on. I don't really think it's power... it's the goodness.

Smile Power Time People Think Way

At the end of the day, VCs have to provide their limited partners with great returns, or they aren't going to be able to raise another fund.

Great Day End Of The Day End Going

I had to find the courage to share not only myself but my art with the world. I faced fear, and I went for it. I wasn't a failure, and I'm very proud of myself.

Failure Fear Courage Art Myself

I enjoy doing TV than movies. I do enjoy watching music reality shows but never get approached to participate in reality shows. I also enjoy reading books and take time to finish them.

Music Time Reading Reality Doing

You don't like Liverpool: you either loathe it or you love it. And I don't know anyone who loathes it and comes from it.

Love You Know Who Like Either

Fox News has a very-high-income audience, and I think that any business channel automatically draws that. We're not gonna reach for a lower financial demographic.

Business Think Financial Reach News

Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people.

Russell Simmons

People Unhappy Look Know

You have a losing team, you change the coach.

Change Losing Team You Coach

The average person pushes an elevator button 6 or 7 minutes before realizing it's not working. I did a study on this, you know.

You Person Know Study Elevator Did

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