Giles Foden Quotes

Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham Greene as influences.

Giles Foden

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WritingAfricaStandingBeenPart

Nothing in fine print is ever good news.

Andy Rooney

GoodGood NewsNewsNothingFine

The decline of violence is a fractal phenomenon. You can see it over millennia, over centuries, over decades and over years.

Steven Pinker

ViolenceYouOverYearsSeeDecades

For rather particular reasons, the interior-design industry moved more quickly than fashion to cope with AIDS. One reason is that it is made up of generally smaller businesses than fashion. The human losses were more quickly noticed.

Michael Shnayerson

FashionMoreHumanReasonUpLosses

It's funny how we 'do' Christmas. Christmas is not something that we do, it is something that was done. It celebrates the long awaited arrival of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. We had nothing to do with it, but what we can do is praise God for the coming of the Lord, who washed away the sins of the world by dying on the cross.

Monica Johnson

FunnyGodWorldLongDoneChristmas

We may lose our memory as we get older, but this might not be such a bad thing - who wants to drag a mental junkyard around at a time of life when you're starting to grow interesting little wings?

Michael Leunig

LifeTimeMemoryGrowInteresting

Every action we have is going to have repercussions in ways we could not anticipate.

Jay Asher

ActionGoingEveryWaysCould

It is my goal to learn as much about the people I'm surrounded by. I am slowly widening who I am close with, and at the same time, growing further away from others.

Josh Schwartz

TimeI AmPeopleLearnGoalGrowing

I always say, 'If you're planning on seeing our movie, don't look at any more of the materials.'

Joseph Kosinski

PlanningYouSeeingLookSayMore

My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.

Doc Severinsen

NeighborGoodnessEveryoneGrapes

You don't need really expensive clothes to look cute.

Christy Romano

CuteClothesYouLookNeedReally

I'm a very philanthropically oriented individual. There are a lot of causes that I support, and I'm a big fan of advocacy.

Brandon Victor Dixon

SupportIndividualBigAdvocacyFan

My district goes a long ways across the southern part of Ohio, so just the opportunity to get to know so many people is a highlight itself, win or lose.

Brad Wenstrup

OpportunityPeopleWinWin Or Lose

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