Junot Diaz Quotes

Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either going to college, shifting towns.

Junot Diaz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HomeCollegeYouCountryNewGoing

I liked roaming around by myself.

Jimmy Rushing

MyselfRoamingAroundLiked

If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of.

John Barrow

YouKnowTryNeverCapable

What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.

Jennifer Beals

TimeEvilPotentialInterestingOnly

Gollum's never really gone too far away from me because he's indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think.

Andy Serkis

MeThinkFar AwayNowKindNever

Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should stick to the station in life they were born into - they should be happy to be recognized for being good with their hands and not presume to get above themselves.

Michael Gove

LifeLeadershipGoodChildrenHappy

If I heard someone else singing like me, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Amy Winehouse

MeSingingSomeoneHeartbeatBuy

In Australia, a deaf person attending an interview must take their own interpreter at their own expense, or ask the employer to provide one. Believe me, nothing says 'I'm the best person for this job' quite like asking an employer to pay to interview you.

Stella Young

BestJobMeBelieveYouPerson

'Born to Run' was a mixture of things but mostly about youth and fantasies.

Steven Van Zandt

YouthBornRunThingsAboutMixture

Some people around you don't mean you good.

Trick Daddy

GoodPeopleYouMeanSome People

I took office as president in January 2003, and in April 2003, I sent to Congress my first proposal for tax reform. Some parts were voted on, with respect to federal taxes, and then it came to a standstill. Why? Because each state is interested in its own tax reform, has its own tax policy, and each state has its federal deputies and senators.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

RespectJanuaryTaxWhyOffice

A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We're quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.

Judy Smith

LoveForgivenessQualityBlameDeep

Princeton is quite integrated. Women are professors at Princeton. Women are students at Princeton. That began in the 1970s.

Joyce Carol Oates

WomenStudentsProfessorsWomen Are

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