Chloe Benjamin Quotes

When people ask how I came up with the concept for my second novel, 'The Immortalists' - four siblings visit a fortune teller who is rumored to be able to tell anyone the date that they will die - I always wish I had a better answer.

Chloe Benjamin

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PeopleBetterDieWishWillAsk

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

John Davidson

LiveSimpleLaughterPeopleSong

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.

Spike Lee

LovedProfessionalPlayGamesNever

Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We offer songs up, and from there, it's up to consumers to stream the music or not.

Troy Carter

MusicYouStreamWhateverRadioUp

I was writing 'He Who Shapes' when I was working for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore.

Roger Zelazny

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Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.

Ronald Reagan

OpportunitiesGenerationYouBeyond

Best thing for a government to do is to eliminate obstacles like filing registrations, getting licences, and so on... tedious steps slow everything down.

Masayoshi Son

BestGovernmentObstaclesSlowDown

I receive something we might euphemistically call an 'inappropriately hostile' response - that is to say, more than fair criticism or even fair anger - every time I speak on radio or television.

Mary Beard

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We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.

Mike Johanns

NeedAlwaysIssuesVigilantSanitary

I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.'

Donny Most

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The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone who'd gone to a magic act, and a person in the audience had become hypnotized by observing too closely what magician was doing on stage, and thought it was spooky to lose your consciousness that way.

Chris Van Allsburg

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Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people without a voice or people who are oppressed.

Winnie Byanyima

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