Colson Whitehead Quotes

I started writing in the '90s, so I was free to just have an eccentric career and not conform to some idea of what a black writer has to do. I didn't have the burden of representation.

Colson Whitehead

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WritingFreeBlackCareerBurden

I come from a newspaper background, so maybe I'm attuned to current events.

Jess Walter

NewspaperEventsCurrent EventsCome

The first time I watched basketball was in 2010.

Joel Embiid

TimeBasketballFirst TimeFirst

I'm in love with one woman. I've been in love with one woman for 31 years. She is the finest human being I have ever known.

John Edwards

LoveWomanHumanSheHuman Being

I don't really have studios. I wander around around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me.

Andrew Wyeth

PeopleMeWanderFindOutFields

I can't listen to my own voice. I change my voicemail on my machine literally every week because I'm so obsessed with getting the right tone of voice.

Michael Angarano

ChangeVoiceWeekMy OwnListenOwn

Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.

Roger Federer

FunnyYourselfParentsGeneration

'SpongeBob,' 'Hey Arnold!,' 'Rocket Power.' I watched all those shows, man.

Rob Gronkowski

PowerManRocketHeyArnoldThose

I work when I'm alone, but I have children and a family and a job, so alone time is at a premium.

Rumaan Alam

WorkFamilyAloneChildrenTimeJob

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

Michael Jordan

GreatnessBelieveProcessI Believe

I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator.

Lisa Marie Presley

PeopleVoiceKnowWantMy OwnOwn

I live right next to a grocery store and I don't know if it's the bachelor in me, but I just go in and shop for what I need for the day. I'm an idiot because I don't shop for the whole week. The check out clerks always crack jokes about the fact that I'm in there sometimes twice a day.

Seann William Scott

LiveDayMeIdiotWeekSometimes

My grandfather played a big part in raising me, and he taught me how to be a gentleman. Since he first told me those types of things when I was 13 years old, I've taken all those types of lessons from him to heart. I'd like to keep that with me.

Tyler Shaw

HeartMeGentlemanGrandfatherFirst

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