Claire Messud Quotes

In the world I've lived in, gay marriage, for example, seems completely logical. And yet there are many people who don't live in that world.

Claire Messud

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MarriageLivePeopleWorldGay

We have seen things in the twentieth century like the ATM machine, the VCR, and even the car. The electric car was invented in 1920, and here we, 100 years later, it is only now becoming an actual thing. So it doesn't surprise me that new ideas are met with a lot of questions.

Joe Gebbia

CarMeIdeasSurpriseQuestionsNew

The Labour Party in 2011 was in an exceptionally bad place. We'd been hammered in an election. We didn't see the scale of it coming.

Johann Lamont

BadPartyPlaceElectionSeeComing

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

Sophocles

WiseDoctorKnifeOverNeedsSore

Individuals will achieve healthier lifestyles when prevention and wellness programs are accessible and available in their workplace, through their health provider, and in their communities.

Rob Wittman

HealthPreventionWellnessAchieve

I am really thankful for my career.

Rob Van Dam

ThankfulI AmCareerReallyAm

I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements.

Robert Wilson

WordsSchoolChildMeBlackThought

I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles.

Michael Rapaport

MusicCultureQualityMeSongThink

I got so used to being unstable that I started to only be comfortable being unstable.

Josh Lucas

ComfortableUsedBeingStartedGot

For Christians, who believe they are created in the image of God, it is the Godhead, diversity in unity and the three-in-oneness of God, which we and all creation reflect.

Desmond Tutu

GodDiversityUnityBelieveCreation

I'm not one of those typical receivers who's like a robot in the slot or outside.

Doug Baldwin

RobotOutsideLikeThoseTypical

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Doug Larson

SmartPeopleWorldImpossibleEnough

Remember Robin Williams's great work as the voice of the genie in Disney's 'Aladdin'? Because he wanted to leave something wonderful behind for his kids, he said, he did the voice for a cut-rate fee of $75,000, far below his usual $8 million payday. But then something happened: The movie became a huge hit, raking in $504 million.

Christopher Voss

WorkGreatVoiceRememberSaidKids

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