Junot Diaz Quotes

Migration gives a blank cheque to put anything you don't feel like addressing in the memory hold. No neighbours can go against the monster narrative of your family.

Junot Diaz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 31, 1968

Topics

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'Hedwig' isn't particularly based on me, but I think that it is autobiographical in terms of emotion.

John Cameron Mitchell

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Kids who want to become writers might want to start carrying a small notebook in their backpack. I encourage people to sit down in malls and listen, just listen, to how people talk.

Ann Turner

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If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.

Michael Bloomberg

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If you are looking for a hedge for potential inflation for the future and have a longer term view, then gold is still a good bet.

John Paulson

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I feel I am lucky. I am grateful for this life that God has given me. I am happy, as I am getting to do work that I want to do and enjoy doing it.

Sonam Kapoor

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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

Socrates

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I remember me being that kid growing up. Me being the kid that grew up going to games and being a ball boy and wanting a high five from Blake Griffin or the other players.

Trae Young

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Rihanna's boots are too scared to look bad on Rihanna.

Mary H.K. Choi

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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.

Michelle Bachelet

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I sort of have to self-censor sometimes.

Judah Friedlander

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More than 150 heads of state attended the UN Summit, giving New Yorkers a chance to get in touch with prejudices they didn't even know they had.

Jon Stewart

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The American public is rightfully asking, 'Hey, all those funds are coming out of my pocket, so I want to know where they're going.'

Scott Garrett

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