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Claire Messud Quotes

I sometimes feel like a British writer more so than I feel like an American writer. But I think that has to do with my subjective understanding of what it means to be either of those things.

Claire Messud

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1966

Topics

Think American Feel Understanding

It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.

Joakim Noah

Nature Time Balance Chill Enjoy Go

I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme. Sometimes it's autobiographical. I guess it usually is.

Joe Haldeman

Think Back Sometimes Theme Going

The second we see somebody on the street or meet someone, we make snap judgments about them, about who they are and why we wouldn't necessarily sit with them or why we would or what's cool or not cool.

Max Cannon

Cool Someone Street Meet Why See

I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

Jeff Duncan

People Long Place I Have Learned Say

I can still dance a little, yes, but I like singing better. It's more fun.

Stanley Donen

Dance Fun Singing Better I Can More

All through the 1980s, Apple kept its prices high. There were many reasons Microsoft's much bigger user base managed to resist moving to the GUI - but price was high among them.

Steven Levy

Moving Apple Price High Bigger Much

As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know what is wrong, we must act upon that knowledge.

Tony Judt

Knowledge World Society Free Think

As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is important that we understand our responsibility to affect positive change in our communities.

Ron Conway

Positive Change Responsibility Grow

The whole musical institution of the church involves a lot of different styles of communication at the same time. Things like call and response. Sometimes they use the music to pray and work things out. And there's so much repetition in gospel, it's like churning butter.

Lizz Wright

Work Communication Music Time Church

The place I begin is with story. If the audience doesn't care about that, then it doesn't matter how amazing the spectacle is. My central philosophy is that people go to the movies to be told a story, not to see stuff blow up.

Jonathan Mostow

People Amazing Story Care Philosophy

Think 'Game of Thrones.' In the old days, this sort of show might be considered bad writing. It doesn't really seem to be moving toward a crisis or climax, it has no true protagonist, and it's structured less like a TV show or a movie than a soap opera.

Douglas Rushkoff

Moving Writing Game Think Bad True

As long as black people preserve their culture in Harlem, Harlem will always be alive.

Cheo Hodari Coker

Culture People Black Long Alive