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Colson Whitehead Quotes

Part of being in New York is being able to brag about what used to be there.

Colson Whitehead

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1969

Topics

New York New Used Being Able Part

I don't think you can set up a computer to do a strike zone on a guy who's 6-foot-5 and then a guy who's 5-8. Where does it draw the line? One guy stands tall, and another squats down, and it changes the lines. Nah. I still love the umpires; they do a great job. I don't have a problem with any of that.

Love Great Job Think Problem You

I directed the play 'Amadeus' with puppets way back in the day for theater. I also studied puppetry at the Eugene and Neil Center with a lot of the 'Sesame Street' people, so I do have a little bit of a history with puppetry.

History Day People Back Play Street

When I need to decompress, I grab a glass of wine, some popcorn, and a great book.

Great Book Wine Glass Popcorn Need

I am good at conceptualizing and building institutions.

Good I Am Building Institutions Am

We need less memorization - I never memorized the periodic table of the elements - I've never used it, and I'm a physicist! I can look it up.

Look Table I Can Never Need Up

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.

Behavior Person Awareness Pattern

Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the expectation of the audience. Surprise them with unexpected choices.

Chris Meledandri

Opportunity Choices Surprise Driving

'Jurassic Park' is like 'Star Wars.' Different directors can give a different taste to each movie.

Colin Trevorrow

Taste Park Star Give Different Like

Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?

Success You Goal Aim Whatever Where

If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination.

Me Interesting Doing Touch Him Been

You see, without hard work and responsibility, there is no American Dream. Hard work lays the foundation. Our solidarity makes work pay - for all of us. For the greater good. That's what our vision of shared prosperity is all about.

Work Hard Work Good Vision American

When a conservative praises a liberal as 'morally serious,' he means that person is less liberal than most.

Person Serious Conservative Liberal

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