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Richard Russo Quotes

I don't think America has ever had a center the way London is the center of England or Dublin is the center of Ireland.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 15, 1949

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Think America London Way Center Had

I don't eat any junk food.

Food Eat Junk Food Junk Any

I have an expression I use as I've gone around the world through my career: 'You never tell another man or woman what's in their interest. They know their interest better than you know their interest.'

Woman Man World Better You Career

In my experience, endorsements by public officials, they don't count for anything.

Experience Anything Count Public

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

Moment Become Up Order Greatest Who

Dreams sometimes foretell the future.

Dreams Future Sometimes Foretell

If you are in a band like my brother, Rudolf, who is in the Scorpions, then you have a kind of umbrella and you cover each other. You have five people to discuss things with and you are all in the same boat, and therefore make much wiser choices.

Michael Schenker

Brother People Choices Boat You

I played hockey my whole life until my ambition outstripped my ability, which happens to most Canadians around 15 or 16 years old.

Jason Priestley

Life Ambition Hockey Old Ability

It isn't inevitable that we have a globalization which is used by the corporations not to pay taxes. It is not inevitable that we have a form of globalization in which corporations use the threat of moving jobs abroad to lower wages. None of this is inevitable.

Joseph Stiglitz

Moving Globalization Inevitable Taxes

I think it's good for parents to be supportive, to motivate, and to somewhat nudge their kids because the majority of kids will want to quit something when it gets hard - that's just their nature. Children will normally take the easier road.

Dominique Dawes

Nature Good Children Parents Road

I certainly feel I'm carrying the flag for Britain. I feel an honour in that but, at the same time, knowing my roots are in Africa, I'd like that to help motivate people from there. Even coming from a third world country, it is possible to get to the top of wherever they want to be.

Time People Roots World Feel Help

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

Music Appreciating Frantic

And the spirit of Superman is great to have around.

Great Superman Spirit Around

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