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Douglas Brunt Quotes

In my first book, 'Ghosts Of Manhattan,' the setting was Wall Street, and I explored the predictable nature of a bond trader inside the compensation scheme at Bear Stearns and the government regulations of Wall Street. That was about money.

Douglas Brunt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 25, 1971

Topics

Nature Money Government Book Bond

Viola Davis, Patti Smith, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Julianne Moore. I could go on forever listing names. However... my greatest inspirations have, without a doubt, been my teachers, friends, and family.

Maya Hawke

Family Friends And Family Friends Go

When we were working on 'River Ota' in the '90s, I learnt to read Japanese, which was how I discovered that it incorporates elements of Chinese calligraphy.

Robert Lepage

River Working Japanese Read Elements

I had lost my way for some time, so I need to do things that I am happy with. It's not about being the number one heroine or money. It's about doing roles that I enjoy. My biggest ambition is happiness.

Sonam Kapoor

Happiness Time Money I Am Happy

The great thing about acting is you don't have to worry about yourself at all. I tend to just get out of the way of me and let something come through.

Trudie Styler

Great Yourself Me Worry You Acting

In all of my films, there is a desire to testify, to interrogate the past.

Rithy Panh

Past Desire Testify Films

I think baseball is a very fine game, and you have to enjoy it. You have to go out there and have fun.

Miguel Cabrera

Baseball Fun Have Fun Game Think Go

I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.

Molly Ivins

Think Mankind Everybody I Think Very

I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base.

Mira Sorvino

Queen Happy People Christian Guilt

For me, being able to be vulnerable is difficult, but it's just something that I feel comfortable doing. I need to fully understand why, the thought-process behind the character and I have to believe it. That comes from a lot of preparation.

Logan Lerman

Character Preparation Me Believe Why

I was playing hip-hop when everybody else was playing the giant rave music.

Diplo

Music Hip-Hop Playing Giant Rave

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame.

Desmond Tutu

History Shame Europe Head Own Bow

It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.

Christopher Gadsden

Me Sorry Free Think Thought You