Jonathan Franzen Quotes

It seems to me self-evident that if you have a life, things happen in it, and certain things do change; certain things end. People you know die.

Jonathan Franzen

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LifeChangePeopleMeEndDie

Gay rights is not something most of us think about - because most of us happen to have been born straight.

Jodi Picoult

ThinkGayBornHappenRightsUs

I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.

Jenji Kohan

VisionCrazyGlassesColorsHair

But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

Andrew Motion

AdmireOthersPoetAboveWordsworth

A lot of gay-themed films are terrible. And mainstream audiences and the press aren't interested, understandably.

Andrew Haigh

TerriblePressInterestedAudiences

Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me.

Andrew Lincoln

OpportunityMeAmericanAmericaPlay

Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for Puerto Rico - which has strengthened its culture, language and economy - and for the United States, which has helped create in Puerto Rico a showcase of democracy and prosperity for all of Latin America.

Anibal Acevedo Vila

RelationshipCultureDemocracyChoice

If we get the W and I have no catches, I'm satisfied, man.

Rob Gronkowski

ManSatisfiedGet

No one knows when a robot will approach human intelligence, but I suspect it will be late in the 21st century. Will they be dangerous? Possibly. So I suggest we put a chip in their brain to shut them off if they have murderous thoughts.

Michio Kaku

IntelligenceThoughtsBrainLateOff

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

MeanSafeKeepOneselfBuryDoes

I'm not a huge fan of research, but sometimes you get an idea, and then you realize you don't know anything.

Lisa Lutz

ResearchYouKnowSometimesAnything

I will get out there and train harder than anyone, five times a day sometimes. You have to be a special person to do that - like, special forces, military maybe.

Jon Jones

DayYouTrainPersonSometimesWill

I really love Meghan Trainor and how she does't care what people think about her.

JoJo Siwa

LovePeopleThinkCareSheHer

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