Junot Diaz Quotes

We have a whole bunch of young people and a whole bunch of families. Are we going to disrupt these families and tear them apart? Or are we going think, like, listen - these people are here. We've got to deal with this reality. We've got to extend the franchise.

Junot Diaz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I'm not great at judging a career. Or planning one.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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Some people like you, some people don't. In the end you just have to be yourself.

Andres Iniesta

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You must take care of your family, respect the music, and work intensely. Health and family come first, and then you can make much better music.

Andris Nelsons

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The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes.

John Nelson Darby

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The key thing about wealth in a capitalist economy is that it reproduces itself and usually earns a positive net return.

Robert Solow

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I think a lot of high-profile artists like to make people think that. 'Oh, I'm trying to choose my next project.' This is a job. Sometimes your next job is so you can provide for your family; your kids are 16 and getting ready to go to college.

Michael Cudlitz

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The American war of 1861-65 is recent enough to be embedded still in cultural memory.

Amanda Foreman

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Having more education is one of the biggest predictors of women having careers.

Stephanie Coontz

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I think that marriage is, dare I say it, between a man and a woman, hopefully for life and there are all sorts of other relationships which should be acknowledged and recognised, but I don't know that they can be recognised as marriage.

Tony Abbott

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Independent films, for the most part, to me, are not so independent. They often feel like people auditioning for a big commercial career. They often do not have independent spirit to them.

Ron Eldard

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Twitter does have an effect on everything - things you put out there, they are out there for good.

Donald Glover

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I try to make myself walk around a bit, but I probably think about it more than I actually do it. Years ago, I did think about joining a gym.

Clive Anderson

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