Colson Whitehead Quotes

I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was raised in Manhattan, and so I was a bit of a snob about the other boroughs.

Colson Whitehead

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LiveBrooklynCheapRentYearsHere

The whole thing about playlists is what song comes next.

Jimmy Iovine

SongNextWholeAboutThing

I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music.

John Frusciante

MusicMeThinkFeelingsPlayEven

The singers who are the most honest are the ones who become immortalized.

Tony Bennett

BecomeHonestWhoMostSingers

It's amazing that people love 'Family Guy' as much as they do. It's great.

Mila Kunis

FamilyLoveGreatPeopleAmazing

A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.

Mitch Albom

LifeQualityPeopleInfluenceStory

Really, it hasn't changed for female comics; it's still hard for females to really enter the game.

Loni Love

GameHardStillChangedComics

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.

Lisa Loeb

BirthdayMusicDaughterListenArts

Most superheroes are painted with a specific moral objective that makes them who they are. And that moral objective influences everything they do, so there's an expectation for what you're going to see out of a certain character.

Josh Trank

CharacterYouMoralExpectationSee

It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible.

Jon Jones

FoodPeopleCrazyToughYouDone

I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say 'no' all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our business. You've got to protect yourself.

Brad Pitt

BusinessTimeYourselfYouPowerful

Coming out of Juilliard, I had a big head, and a lot of people wouldn't want to be an assistant. But I am so fortunate, and I've learned a ton.

Bryan Cogman

I AmPeopleWantOutHeadBig

The weight of the world on my shoulders was something that I had to let go.

Brian Ortega

WorldGoLet GoShouldersSomething

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