Chris Abani Quotes

In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself.

Chris Abani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: December 27, 1966

Topics

TimeInternetNonfictionExciting

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

Joan Lunden

PositiveWorkAttitudeLearnHow

There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel - it's that postmodern thing - it's more experimentation with language than it is a deep compassionate falling into another human being's experience.

Andre Dubus III

BeautifulExperienceMeColdDeep

Putin wants to restore the Russian empire. That's his ambition; he's stated it many times.

John McCain

AmbitionEmpireRestoreHeManyHis

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

MeAmericanChooseMoreDecideTake

If someone messes with me, I'm going to mess with them.

Tom Sizemore

MeSomeoneMessGoingMessesThem

We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment.

Mary McDonnell

BeautyMomentPresentBackAlive

I saw a human pyramid once. It was very unnecessary.

Mitch Hedberg

HumanPyramidSawUnnecessaryOnce

I'm single, and I think that by the time I met someone - if I were ever to meet the right person, which I don't think I will, because I am too fussy - my biological clock means that it will be too late.

Julia Sawalha

TimeI AmRight PersonThinkSomeone

I often say Policy Planning is very analogous to a venture capital firm. A venture capital firm sees an interesting idea and puts money behind it; in Policy Planning, we look for promising ideas and then put contacts and relationships behind it.

Jared Cohen

MoneyIdeasPlanningInterestingSay

I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours.

Dennis Christopher

LifeMy LifeDoneThreeNeverStage

I try to keep people happy. I go out of my way to get a smile. That's the way my mother raised me.

Donald Dunn

SmileMotherHappyPeopleMeGo

I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.

Bob Hope

FunnyPeopleLibertySameWonderful

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