Colson Whitehead Quotes

I like to explore different ideas of race, how the concept of race has evolved in the country. It's one thing I enjoy talking about, but I don't feel compelled to talk about it.

Colson Whitehead

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IdeasFeelTalkingEnjoyCountry

I leave a $100 bill and a note to the housekeeper at every hotel I've ever been in. It's important to write that they're recognized and appreciated.

Jim Irsay

HotelImportantWriteLeaveBeen

If you change the rules of the market, you can be more successful than your competitors.

Max McKeown

ChangeYouRulesMoreSuccessful

IRAs are intended for retirement.

Max Baucus

RetirementIntended

I think great bosses hire great people. 'A' people hire 'A' people, but 'B' people hire 'C' people; they're worried they might be shown up... they're concerned that that person might make them look bad.

John Stumpf

GreatPeopleThinkLookBadPerson

My first popular book, 'A Brief History of Time,' aroused a great deal of interest, but many found it difficult to understand.

Stephen Hawking

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Was Castro sincere when, during his guerrilla war, he swore that he was not a Communist? If so, when did he change, and why? Looking back, does he believe he might have chosen a better course?

Stephen Kinzer

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The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the good things. If they ask me about 1989, I'll tell them I had amnesia.

Sparky Anderson

GoodGreatBaseballMeGood Things

Augustine, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath are confessional writers and all three make me sick. I have nothing in common with them.

Joni Mitchell

MeSickThreeNothingCommonMake

My mom is my manager and handles day-to-day business to keep the DeGarmo machine up and running! She's a huge, huge part of my career and my life.

Diana DeGarmo

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When you're an actress, you are a part of the storytelling process. You have to do the same thing when you direct.

Bonnie Hunt

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I was a big Oasis fan.

Bryan Greenberg

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I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.

Aung San Suu Kyi

WorkProudAppleHouseKnowSystem

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