Hisham Matar Quotes

The space where writing happens is a unique space that's hard to define, and when you're kicked out of it because you're travelling or distracted, it seems so elusive and hard to defend because you yourself doubt whether it existed.

Hisham Matar

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Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.

Jill Lepore

NatureCharacterActionAmericanOut

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

John Mason Brown

TodayMemoriesTomorrowOftenRob

If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.

Angela Kinsey

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I grew up in Arkansas, and I went to Little Rock Central High, which was the site of a desegregation crisis in '57. I graduated in '97.

Jeff Nichols

CrisisRockHighUpLittleCentral

My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy film. And if Bush comes out on the wrong side of democracy, that's his problem.

John Sayles

DemocracyProblemWrongArgumentOut

GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.

Tony Scott

OrganizationEverythingWholeRely

I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form, is the foundation of the Byrds. We were all from a folk background. We considered ourselves folk singers even when we strapped on electric instruments and dabbled in different things.

Roger McGuinn

MusicArtStand UpFoundationThink

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

Roger Ailes

WinYouKnowNeverPullTrigger

From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like 'Ebony' and 'Jet' magazines.

Desiree Rogers

OpportunityMeBackBuildPublishing

Definitely, when you get into something where bands are playing for 30,000 people, it's not like the post-punk, U.S. independent scene.

Chris Cornell

PeopleYouIndependentSomethingGet

Every businessman, or every person who has a passion for his work, is torn for the time spent at work and the time spent with your family.

Phil Knight

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