Junot Diaz Quotes

I don't think I could have tackled 'The Pura Principle' until now. It takes me about twenty years to come to term with any difficult period in my life, to get enough of a grasp on it to fictionalize it.

Junot Diaz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeMeThinkMy LifeEnoughNow

I think we want to make the sport bigger and better and leave a good legacy for the next generation that comes through.

Joel Parkinson

GoodLegacyThinkGenerationBetter

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

Andrea Thompson

ForgivenessCompassionThinkLearn

The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.

John Oates

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I don't write happy songs.

Steve Kazee

HappyWriteSongs

I've always been shy; it's just that I transform on the pitch. I'm a different person. Off the pitch, I'm another person. That's how it has to be.

Roberto Firmino

PersonShyAlwaysDifferentOffHow

It was in 2003 that I realised there was no choice but to have dialysis treatment - by the time of the World Cup that year, I could barely walk. A year later, I finally had a kidney transplant.

Jonah Lomu

TimeWalkWorldYearChoiceCup

I remember watching episodes of 'The Sopranos' and being filled with dread knowing what was coming or anticipating what was coming. I don't think that that's always a bad thing. I think sometimes the audience needs a little catharsis held away from them.

Courtney A. Kemp

ThinkRememberBadSometimesKnowing

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

Confucius

MenMeNot KnowingWantKnowingOwn

Mr. Trump speaks for Mr. Trump, and his tweets speak for themselves. And he's very clear about what those tweets say.

Corey Lewandowski

SpeakSayClearHeTrumpThose

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Audrey Hepburn

KindnessGoodWisdomKnowledgeAlone

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

Pete Rose

WalkBaseballHellPlaySuit

The thing is, I make music I like. So it's just weird if someone says they don't like it.

Tyler, The Creator

MusicWeirdSomeoneMakeJustLike

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