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Sebastian Faulks Quotes

I think closeness to death would be pretty exhilarating in a way, and friendship, yeh, and selflessness, a kind of selflessness, a sense of your own worthlessness, I think, is pretty exhilarating.

Sebastian Faulks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: April 20, 1953

Topics

Friendship Death Think Kind Way Own

There's a common perception among college administrators that they should conceal the high level of sexual assaults that take place on their campuses because it would bring discredit to the university, bring them a bad name if it was publicized.

Jimmy Carter

College Perception Name Bad Place

I think among different members there had been concerns that the RSC had grown so large, and it had many members who really didn't have that conservative voting records, which really is a testimony to what a positive brand conservatism is.

John Fleming

Positive Think Brand Voting Been

A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch.

Andrea Jung

Beauty People Free Want Personal

When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was 'too old' and 'no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.' I felt hopeless and alone.

Angela Featherstone

Home Alone Potential Remember Find

There remains a degree of anti-black intellectualism in entertainment. Middle and upper-middle class blacks have often been portrayed as buffoons in popular culture; witness the characters of Carlton Banks on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' and Braxton P. Hartnabrig on 'The Jamie Foxx Show.'

John Ridley

Culture Entertainment Class Fresh

The media had me convicted of doing something wrong before I had even done anything at all, before I had talked to anyone, before I get out of bed. I'm always the bad person.

Tonya Harding

Me Doing Media Bad Wrong Person

Computers have become more friendly, understandable, and lots of years and thought have been put into developing software to convince people that they want and need a computer.

Roberta Williams

People Computers Thought Want Become

I always wake up kind of early - well, early for me, which is about 8 A.M.

Romain Grosjean

Me Wake Up Early Kind Always Up

Racial politics in Chicago has a long history of being intertwined with the mayor's race, but I'd like to think we're past much of that.

Mike Quigley

History Politics Past Think Long

On any given day, there's always something I'd rather be doing than facing the ugly, racist underbelly of America.

Michelle Alexander

Day Ugly America Doing Always Than

Snapchat's ramp reminded us of another mobile app Benchmark had the good fortune to back at an early stage: Instagram.

Mitch Lasky

Good Back Early Stage Good Fortune

I wish I was told to look after my teeth when I was younger. My smile is really important to me and one of my biggest assets, so I'm very conscious that I need to keep it in top condition.

Louise Nurding

Smile Me Wish Look Important Teeth