Kim Brooks Quotes

When I earned my diploma from the University of Virginia in the spring of 2000, it never occurred to me before my senior year to worry too seriously about my post-graduation prospects. Indeed, most of my professors, advisors, and mentors reinforced this complacency.

Kim Brooks

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SpringMeComplacencyWorryYear

Books seem so much more - much more sacred to me, and more important and essential, than they were when I was young.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MeImportantYoungMoreSeemSacred

The human body is a steed that goes freest and longest under a light rider, and the lightest of all riders is a cheerful heart.

John Burroughs

HeartLightBodyHumanCheerful

I haven't lost my head yet.

Andrew Cuomo

LostHead

I only watch MSNBC for the news.

Andre Leon Talley

NewsWatchOnlyMSNBC

I like walking into a smaller hotel where the desk clerk recognizes me.

John Pritzker

MeWalkingHotelDeskWhereLike

It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.

Tom Wolfe

BelieveProblemMadPlacesWayHigh

I lost that excitement I had when I first started out. It was all about the need to just get a job, and so I found the joy again when I was writing Deuce Bigelow. I was laughing so hard and along with my writing partner at the time, simply laughing until we cried.

Rob Schneider

TimeJobJoyWritingPartnerLost

The thing is, I haven't changed at all.

Doris Lessing

ChangedThing

Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.

Donatella Versace

FashionYouNeedWeaponUse

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

Chief Joseph

OnlyHeIndianFightsShoots

I enjoy playing other people. It's a great job and it's challenging. I couldn't do a desk job.

Christopher Parker

GreatJobPeopleEnjoyDeskPlaying

In college, I had an early introduction to classical genetics from Professor Dan Lindsley, also an extraordinary teacher who influenced me greatly.

Bruce Beutler

TeacherCollegeMeEarlyGenetics

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