Seinabo Sey Quotes

It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order to get a message across... that really influenced the way I write.

Seinabo Sey

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CultureAdviceWayWriteAlwaysGet

I've always strived to keep mixing it up, keep doing different things, and work in all different parts of our business.

Jimmy Smits

WorkBusinessDoingAlwaysUpKeep

You can look at my books and not find particular joy on every page because, of course, what you want to write about is the difficulty of the human experience. You don't want to lie about things to make happy endings and weddings if they don't deserve to happen. But I would be lying if I didn't try to communicate some of the pleasure of being alive.

Andrew Sean Greer

ExperienceLieJoyHappyYouLook

I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore.

Robert Rauschenberg

WorkTimeWordsI AmPeopleIdeas

I'm a great singer.

Mauricio Macri

GreatSinger

I played sports. I had boyfriends. I loved high school.

Ann Coulter

SportsSchoolHigh SchoolLovedHigh

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Merle Shain

SmallClothesHideThroughVices

Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from all over the world.

Stellan Skarsgard

GoodArtWorldSmallYouHouse

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be.

Studs Terkel

PeopleOpinionWantMatterTalk

I'm not one of those writers who insist they don't read reviews and don't care much about them. I do read them, and I do care about them, and they're not always what you want them to be in an ideal world.

Tom Stoppard

WorldCareYouWantAlwaysReviews

I think people are looking for an alternative to the fast pace of everyday life and entertainment.

Robert Wilson

LifePeopleLookingThinkFastPace

I am not unaware that leaders betray, and sell out, and play false.

Mary Harris Jones

I AmPlayOutFalseSellLeaders

Violent extremism is going viral, but our response to it is moving at bureaucratic, sluggish speed.

Michael McCaul

MovingSpeedGoingResponseViolent

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