Claire Messud Quotes

The Strauss allowed me to be a writer. Without it, 'The Emperor's Children' would not exist. When I received the award, I was teaching, had one baby, and was pregnant with another. There was no time for writing.

Claire Messud

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Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties!

Matthew Arnold

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I wanted the opportunity to play for Tom Osborne. Here we are in the locker room at half-time, gathering around Coach Osborne. It grows quiet, and I'll never forget what he said. He said, 'Let's get this over with.'

Jeff Fortenberry

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We think we have to work because the advertising industry has elevated wants into needs. The newspapers and the television batter us incessantly with the latest 'must-haves', whether that's shoes, videogames or patio heaters. As a result, mums think they 'have' to work at Tesco in order to buy expensive trainers.

Tom Hodgkinson

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I'm active - I like playing football, but I'm not very good. I like running, but I'm not really fast.

Michael Kiwanuka

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I have a Crock-Pot, and I have an All-Clad slow-cooker - I have two different ones. The All-Clad is larger, for maybe a gang of people, and my Crock-Pot's a little smaller if I'm just making something for myself.

Milo Ventimiglia

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The first thing I ever auditioned for was a movie called 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.' And, this is kind of a secret, but it came down between me and the one other kid for it, but I didn't get it, so.

Lucas Hedges

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Owning a great golf course gives you great power.

Donald Trump

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I don't want to be a reality retro star.

Bret Michaels

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The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile.

Anne Reid

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I would say I don't like people who are really into themselves or are very materialistic. Just always talking themselves up. Not being real is the pet peeve. Be true to yourself.

Austin Stowell

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In 1993, I chased Cuban and Spanish drag trawlers off the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland. And it cost them $35 million in losses.

Paul Watson

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It always disappoints me when I go to a concert and they don't play my favorite song, or at least one of their biggest hits.

Shania Twain

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