Colson Whitehead Quotes

The readership for 'Sag Harbor' was different from people who'd read me before - it was linear and realistic, not as strange as 'The Intuitionist.' Did they carry over to 'Zone One,' a story about zombies in New York? Some, some not. I'm used to people not caring about my other books.

Colson Whitehead

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The problem is essentially that of communications to an army in action. After a rapid advance communications become disorganized, and there is a temporary halting until they are again in working order.

John Desmond Bernal

ActionArmyProblemBecomeTemporary

Trust is important in any relationship, not just a romantic one.

Stephanie Sigman

RelationshipRomanticTrustImportant

Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

Steve Wozniak

ScienceSmartMeWantTeachersMade

People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. Nowhere can you own a laugh.

Tommy Chong

BestPeopleLaughOwnershipYouGo

A woman can laugh and cry in three seconds and it's not weird. But if a man does it, it's very disturbing. The way I'd describe it is like this: I have been allowed inside the house of womanhood, but I feel that they wouldn't let me in any of the interesting rooms.

Rob Schneider

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I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

PositiveSportsPathLosingWinning

It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

KnowledgeGreatSinDifferenceDeal

Yet I've discovered that how I look is not a function of anything as ephemeral as my hair.

Judith Light

HairLookAnythingFunctionHow

Probably above all other things, I am interested as a writer in making a connection, interested in the parts of all of us that connect.

Judith Viorst

I AmConnectionConnectThingsAbove

I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.

Dean Cain

LifeLiveMeMy LifeGoldenOut

During my administration, we've welcomed a broad and diverse group of industries to New Mexico, including high-tech and traditional manufacturing, health care, information technology and finance. Some are homegrown New Mexico companies; others are global leaders in their industries.

Susana Martinez

TechnologyHealthFinanceCareNew

Anyone who comes into your office with an idea, and it may be the silliest idea in the world, listen to them and never ridicule them.

Thomas P. O'Neill

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