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Hisham Matar Quotes

When I'm writing, my mood is very good - and I love life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1970

Topics

Life Love Good Writing Love Life

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.

People Team Opportunities Play Guy

They say 15 million people are watching the show, but what does that mean, you know? It's not until I'm accosted on the street that I understand!

America Ferrera

People You Know Street Understand

I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.

Life Art Window My Life Go See

Being the only African American at this level in American Ballet Theater, I feel like people are looking at me, and it's my responsibility for me to do whatever I can to provide these opportunities in communities to be able to educate them.

Responsibility People Me Looking

I had all these singles come out within a two-month period, and then nothing for almost two years. You start to feel a little irrelevant. You realize how many people there are trying to be songwriters and how competitive it is and how political things can be.

People Start Feel Political You Out

I've played with some very famous bandits in my time on the celebrity golf circuit.

Time Famous Golf Celebrity My Time

I met the Coens here a few years ago and they said they liked my work.

Work Said Years Here Met Few

I like to put something on and want to listen to it again once I get done listening to it, not feel like I need an ear break.

Chris Stapleton

Listening Feel Done Want Need Break

Too much comedy is filthy these days. There's nothing they won't say. I like Jimmy Carr, but I don't like the language he uses. I don't understand why he feels it necessary; I find it extremely offensive.

Language Comedy Find Too Much Say

But, I understand that Black Comb and Whistler are supposed to be great for snowboarding. So I am looking forward to going there someday soon.

Great I Am Looking Forward Forward

I know what I'm doing off the court. Everybody just sees pictures or videos of me, and if it looks out of shape, they just assume that I'm fat or I'm not working.

Anthony Bennett

Me Fat Doing Looks Pictures Know

When I was 15, I worked at a dry cleaner because I wanted Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. My mom told me I could have $20 jeans, not $70 jeans, unless I was willing to work for them. So I did!

Work Me Mom Jeans Dry Willing

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