George Pelecanos Quotes

My take on gentrification and change is it's usually always a better thing, because when you see all these businesses open and flourishing, that means there are more jobs.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1957

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I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older.

Jodie Foster

ParentsThinkYouKindPassionate

But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate.

John Abizaid

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The topic of Sarah Palin has been open season to the media, entertainment industry, and club comics alike.

Steven Crowder

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My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.

Michael Symon

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Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You're in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it's hard to win the arguments.

Judd Apatow

ChangeMomentWinGunYouDebate

I have good voice inflection, that's why I'm good on radio. But on TV, I look too big because I move my hands around a lot.

Jonathan Krohn

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I've never really felt at home in L.A. I've only been here to work, and then I immediately go back to New York.

Dianne Wiest

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Wolfhounds helped kill off the wolves in Ireland.

Denis Leary

WolvesOffIrelandHelped

The truth is, you win the Lotto. That's really how you have to approach it. You're a lottery winner when you get a sitcom and it goes.

Craig Ferguson

TruthWinTruth IsWinnerYouGet

The social science on the impact of desegregation is clear. Researchers have consistently found that students in integrated schools - irrespective of ethnicity, race, or social class - are more likely to make academic gains in mathematics, reading, and often science than they are in segregated ones.

Clint Smith

ScienceMathematicsReadingImpact

Atlanta, in itself, is its own living, breathing thing.

Brian Tyree Henry

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I came here from Romania when I was 12 years old. I had an accent. High school was tough a little bit for a few years. I wanted to fit in. I wanted to be liked. I wanted to be good-looking. I wanted to be popular. I spent a lot of time thinking, 'What are these people going to think of me?'

Sebastian Stan

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