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Les Wexner Quotes

Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1937

Topics

Parents Growing Up Better You Up

I don't really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff.

Brain Like Stuff Lot Really Filling

If there's Cold War, no 'Star Wars' in China.

War Cold Cold War China Star Wars

I'm not writing non-fiction. I don't feel anything about me as a kid was unique. Except that I had more interest in being alone and using my imagination.

Alone Imagination Being Alone Me Kid

It is this, at its most basic, that makes science a humane pursuit; it acknowledges the commonality of people's experience.

Science Experience People Pursuit

Abortion is not health care. A woman has a right to her body, but that is not her body. What about the baby?

Health Woman Baby Care Body Right

It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1.

Losing Me Tough Year Now Two

You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don't take life for granted any more. I'm really glad to be here.

Life People Start You Late More

My father came from a Quaker family. His father was a professional artist who did portraits - very traditional, a lot of religious subjects.

Family Father Artist Professional

We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.

Change Want Living Era Part

I'd love to work with children. I've set up the charity, and that's going well. We've got a lot of projects we're doing in Somalia, so I'd like to see how we're doing there.

Work Love Children Charity Doing Up

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian.

Christie Brinkley

Teacher Day Amazing Mom Person She

In my hometown of New Orleans, grief is a public spectacle that, somewhat paradoxically, necessitates celebration. The dead are not mourned so much as they are posthumously venerated with music and dance.

Music Grief Dance Hometown New Dead

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