Poppy Z. Brite Quotes

Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book.

Poppy Z. Brite

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BookThinkPerfectNewNew Orleans

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.

Jim Lehrer

BusinessPowerThinkMoreDiscourse

I just loved Amy Winehouse. I would rather have managed her than anybody in the world. To me, it was like the first time I saw Janis Joplin.

Jerry Heller

TimeMeWorldLovedFirst TimeSaw

How could you be from the ghetto and be a rat?

Suge Knight

YouGhettoRatHowCould

He's always with me; I'm always asking. He can be my father, or he can be my coach, or he can be an ex-player. I can ask him so many things. He teaches me a lot, and I'm really thankful.

Son Heung-min

FatherThankfulMeI CanAskCoach

Stories are the rich, unseen underlayer of the most ordinary moments.

Mary Gaitskill

RichMomentsOrdinaryMostStories

I realized that a lot of people in my family had sacrificed for me to have the opportunity to go to a place like Duke. I owed it to them to finish. I graduated with a 3.6.

Mike Posner

FamilyOpportunityPeopleMePlace

I know I'm going to lose a lot of readers over this, and I don't care: 'Garfield' is overrated. I have always felt this, even as a child. That dumb man and his dumb, mean cat have gotten more of our attention than they deserve.

Miranda July

ManChildCareAttentionLoseDumb

I come from a blue-collar town - and being from that place, you learn not to let anybody take advantage of you. You don't let people mistreat you. You stand up for what's right.

Mo'Nique

PeopleStand UpStandLearnYouUp

I learned that one can always start again.

Jose Mujica

StartAlwaysAgainLearned

Honest, I listen to classical mostly. It keeps my mind fresh to write rock songs.

Don Dokken

MindRockListenWriteFreshHonest

This is magic - the people of Broadway. There's nothing better!

Annaleigh Ashford

PeopleBetterMagicNothingBroadway

If nations perish, it is not because of their devotion to liberty, but for their disregard of its requirements.

William Lloyd Garrison

LibertyDevotionBecauseRequirements

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