Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes

The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was a great way for a master to do a victory lap.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

GreatVictoryThinkingRememberWay

Many of us are alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of medical care, including patients, who are the consumers. However, medical malpractice is not the reason for these increasing costs.

Joe Baca

MedicalCareReasonCostUsCosts

The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

LifeOpportunityTruthMyselfFool

I e-mail or phone my best girlfriend daily. Having people who know you well helps you stay grounded and gives perspective to whatever momentary drama you're going through.

Soledad O'Brien

DailyBestPerspectivePeopleYou

The best leaders... almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols.

Tom Peters

BestMasterWithoutSymbolsLevel

Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.

Masayoshi Son

I AmIndiaChinaJapanModelEven

If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win.

Mike Krzyzewski

PeopleWinThinkYouTwo PeopleTwo

My kids are really easy. I often worry that they're too easy to deal with. They're really nice people.

Louis C. K.

PeopleWorryEasyNiceDealKids

I came across the Indonesian genocide in 2001, when I found myself making a film in a community of survivors. They were plantation workers, and it turned out they were struggling to organize a union.

Joshua Oppenheimer

CommunityMyselfOutWorkersFilm

I have always done my own stunts, and I have been in hundreds of fights in films, but I have never been in a fist fight outside the movies.

Dennis Quaid

FightDoneMoviesMy OwnNeverOwn

On signing day, my mom brought me the national letter of intent to Arkansas. I should feel like I'm making the right decision. You get that many people telling you that. I had been dreaming about it. I signed 'No' where I was supposed to sign my name and put an exclamation point.

DeAngelo Williams

DecisionDayPeopleMeMomName

A writer can spend a decade working obsessively on a novel, but in the commerce of publishing, many of the most important decisions about any book will be made based on very short pitches - from literary agent to editor to sales rep to bookstore buyer to a potential reader standing in the bookstore, asking, 'What's it about?'

Chris Pavone

BookPotentialDecisionsShortWill

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

William Landay

GoodConflictHighDrivenTension

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins