Dinaw Mengestu Quotes

Writers, especially those of us with roots in other countries, are rarely left to ourselves. We are asked to declare our allegiances, or they are determined for us.

Dinaw Mengestu

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RootsDeterminedLeftUsOurThose

At my first Golden Globes, I met people I was very much enamored by: Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It was surreal to see them in person.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

PeoplePersonGoldenFirstSeeMuch

People assume that because you have graced the same stage as the star act, in front of thousands, you must be reaping similar financial rewards. This is a complete fallacy.

John Barrow

PeopleFinancialYouSameStageAct

I just want to be a guy with a guitar.

Jeff Buckley

GuitarWantGuyJust

When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

NightResultChampionsPersonNice

I think that audio and video over the internet in the sense of teleconferencing and telephone calls. Maybe we'll actually have picture phone through your work station.

Jon Postel

WorkThinkInternetPicturePhone

The early cyberpunk idea was that networked computers would let us do our work at home, as freelancers, and then transact directly with peers over networks. Digital technology would create tremendous slack, allow us to apply its asynchronous, decentralized qualities to our own work and lives.

Douglas Rushkoff

WorkHomeTechnologyComputersEarly

When you're an actor, you're a slave to other people's visions.

Sylvester Stallone

PeopleYouActorSlaveVisions

Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it.

Peter Jackson

MeFilmmakingAchievingNeverAlways

People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.

Penny Marshall

PeopleFavoriteWhoTextLotThing

I'm from Jammu, and every time I go to there, I make it a point to stop by Delhi and meet up with my friends and, of course, eat the chaat here.

Shaheer Sheikh

TimeFriendsStopGoMeetEat

I never look for music by genre. I look for an artist who puts a dependable trademark on things. Like Elvis Costello - he's a great songwriter who presents his songs in a number of contexts. I feel the same about my own music.

Todd Rundgren

MusicGreatFeelArtistLookMy Own

Am I simply a vehicle for numerous bacteria that inhabit my microbiome? Or are they hosting me?

Timothy Morton

MeBacteriaHostingSimplyVehicle

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