Dinaw Mengestu Quotes

Personally, it's a comfort and happiness to know that my work is taken seriously and is not marginalised and put in a box of ethnic immigrant writing in America.

Dinaw Mengestu

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WorkHappinessWritingAmericaKnow

I hate art auctions.

Jerry Saltz

ArtHate

Leanness of body and soul may go together.

John Owen

TogetherSoulBodyGoMay

Good directing is good writing and good casting.

Robert Zemeckis

GoodWritingGood WritingDirecting

I think academics are infuriating. For every expert on Shakespeare there is another one to cancel his theory out. It drives you up the wall. I think the greatest form of finding out the truth is through fantasy.

Joseph Fiennes

TruthTruth IsThinkFindingYouUp

If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you've seen an action movie, and you watched it, and you paid attention to how scenes are constructed and where the camera is and how the camera moves, then you know how to do it.

Jonathan Levine

ActionCameraAttentionYouKnow

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.

Donna Brazile

ResponsibilityYourselfDemocracyYou

I was just really excited to win the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m in Moscow and then, to top that off, to win the Diamond Race in the 100m and 200m.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

WinRaceTopExcitedDiamondOff

Growing up in the South, we say 'Yes Ma'am' and 'No Ma'am.' Here in Hollywood, people get offended.

Shanola Hampton

PeopleGrowing UpGrowingHollywood

A lot of the listeners don't realize that the Daytona 24 Hours is the most difficult race in the world. It's 24 hours, a lot of darkness because it's held at the end of January, so you're talking about 13-14 hours of darkness.

Scott Pruett

JanuaryDarknessWorldEndTalking

In the first place I remark that no human law is perfect in its construction or execution.

Thomas Jordan Jarvis

LawConstructionPerfectPlaceFirst

Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the advice.

Moshe Dayan

MoneyAdviceAmericanFriendsTake

I love dessert. I can't be guilty about it because I have to taste everything. I experiment.

Martha Stewart

LoveGuiltyDessertEverythingTaste

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