Min Jin Lee Quotes

A novel, especially a first novel, is... really an emotional autobiography. All these emotions I'm embarrassed at having had, I've written about.

Min Jin Lee

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EmotionsFirstEmotionalEmbarrassed

Well, he's just the same guy who in other aspects of his life would be very late to a trend.

Jim Cramer

LifeLateSameGuyWellTrend

The thing I try to tell people who are just starting in the business is to listen to yourself, trust yourself, and be kind to yourself. And do the work to cultivate who you are and what your point of view is. Don't try to be like anybody else. That's what will make you an interesting artist.

Jessie Mueller

WorkBusinessBe KindTrustYourself

We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.

Joel Kinnaman

PeopleWeaknessPerfectUnderstand

I lived in Texas for 10 years.

John Hawkes

TexasYearsLived

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Ambrose Bierce

PeopleRoadKnowRunOverMiddle

They are just 100 per cent bear, whereas human beings feel we're not 100 per cent human, that we're always letting ourselves down. We're constantly striving towards something, to some fulfilment.

Stephen Fry

FeelDownStrivingBearHumanJust

After the Apple II was introduced, then came the Commodore and the Tandy TRS-80.

Steve Wozniak

AppleThenAfterIntroducedCame

I have committed to giving away 80% of my wealth, much of it in India, but also in other countries.

Romesh Wadhwani

GivingWealthIndiaAwayCommitted

P is positive emotion, E is engagement, R is relationships, M is meaning and A is accomplishment. Those are the five elements of what free people chose to do. Pretty much everything else is in service of one of or more of these goals. That's the human dashboard.

Martin Seligman

PositiveGoalsServicePeopleFree

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.

Jean de la Bruyere

LoveAloneBeginningEndFindTwo

I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box.

Jason Bateman

FreedomBoxObligationRatherThan

For me, I love food. It's my greatest pleasure and also the thing that could ruin you as well. It's one of those things where, if you're not thoughtful about it, it could be unhealthy. But if there's a mindfulness about it; it actually is a wonderful tool of emotional expression.

Jon Favreau

LoveFoodMeYouThoughtfulTool

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