Colson Whitehead Quotes

I didn't know I was a zombie pedant until I started considering what from the zombie canon to keep in 'Zone One' and what to ignore.

Colson Whitehead

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IgnoreKnowKeepStartedZoneUntil

Being a kid's not easy. You're transforming and becoming a human being. At some point, you have everyone taking care of you, and then, all of a sudden, you're out in the world.

Jocko Willink

WorldCareEasyYouHumanKid

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

Jo Brand

PeopleChristianTryingBackPoor

When I'm hiring leaders, I pay a lot of attention to what their peers and what people who report to them say about them. We want people who relate well with their peers and cooperate in an exchange of information rather than being overly competitive.

John Mackey

PeopleAttentionInformationWant

I know some of those 'Glee' people, and they can really sing! I wish we could hear them live, because I know some of them and they can really sing like nobody's business.

Anika Noni Rose

LiveBusinessPeopleWishKnowSing

My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this entertainment world. They just think it's mental. They have no idea what I'm doing in America.

Jay Ryan

FamilyPeopleWorldThinkDoing

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

Colin Powell

EgoNeverPositionGetCloseYour

I prefer to be scared in a way that a 12-year-old would want to be.

Colin Trevorrow

WantWayScaredWouldPrefer

I really love 'The Thing.'

Bong Joon-ho

LoveReallyThing

I remember when I drove into Notre Dame, getting ready for the first day of work. I had an electrical charge go up my back because I realized all of a sudden that I was responsible for the traditions that the Knute Rocknes and the Frank Leahys had set, and what Notre Dame stood for.

Ara Parseghian

WorkDayRememberBackReadyGo

Donald Trump, in my judgment, would make a perilous world even more dangerous. I worry that his tendency to lash out and his ill-informed comments would cause dangerous events to escalate and possibly spin out of control at a time when our world is beset with conflicts.

Susan Collins

TimeControlWorldWorryDangerous

I definitely take after my dad, looks-wise. But my mum is my greatest inspiration. All the women in my family are amazing. They're hilarious. I love funny people.

Shari Sebbens

FamilyFunnyLoveWomenPeopleTake

There happen to be a lot of people around who spent an hour on the Internet and think they know a lot of physics, but it doesn't work like that... There's a reason there are graduate schools in these departments.

Noam Chomsky

WorkPeopleThinkInternetPhysics

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