Richard Russo Quotes

Truth be told, I'm not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though it's been my experience that most people don't want to be entertained. They want to be comforted.

Richard Russo

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TruthExperienceManPeopleI Can

Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes.

Melissa Bean

GivingGiving UpPrivacyTaxesUp

I was never a fanatical movie person.

John Malkovich

PersonNeverMovieFanatical

The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles' lips, - the temples of superstition were shut or destroyed, and churches were planted in every part of the civilized world.

John Strachan

LifeDeathWordsSleepWorldLips

I am a business owner. I'm a teacher. I think Justin's actually kind of plain, kind of nerdy. But when I morph into Alyssa, I'm like this... Well, this creature, everything that Justin couldn't be.

Alyssa Edwards

BusinessTeacherI AmThinkKind

The pace of increases in labor compensation provides another possible indicator, albeit an imperfect one, of the degree of labor market slack.

Janet Yellen

LaborPossibleDegreeCompensation

When you have a fighter willing to do that, when he is seriously hurt and in pain but still fights, you've got a dangerous man on your hands.

Deontay Wilder

ManPainHurtHandsYouDangerous

I feel like a lot of performers' worst shows happened in Philly. There's something about that town.

Chris Gethard

FeelWorstSomethingLikeHappened

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

David Walliams

TiredFeelJustLengthI FeelQuite

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

William Shakespeare

New Year'sHopeDownDrinkCome

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

Prince Charles

HistoryMeYouSeriouslyFirst

After so much reality TV and confessional celebrity interviews, the public is tired of accessible stars. Who needs them to be 'Just Like Us?' 'Just Like Us' means just as boring as we are.

Tina Brown

StarsTiredRealityBoringCelebrity

Success in foreign policy, as in carpentry, requires the right tools for the job.

Richard N. Haass

SuccessJobToolsRightPolicy

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