Ellen Ullman Quotes

I'm a pessimist. But I think I'd describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism.

Ellen Ullman

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  • Nationality: american

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During my first years in the Sierra, I was ever calling on everybody within reach to admire them, but I found no one half warm enough until Emerson came. I had read his essays, and felt sure that of all men he would best interpret the sayings of these noble mountains and trees. Nor was my faith weakened when I met him in Yosemite.

John Muir

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Steppenwolf has always been at the center of everything in my professional life.

Anna D. Shapiro

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Many cultures believe that on a certain day - Halloween, the Irish Samhain Eve, Mexico's 'Dia de los Muertos' - the veil between this world and the next is especially thin.

Michael Dirda

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When I got into Stanford in high school, I had some friends from school who told me that I just got in because I was black and whatnot.

Sterling K. Brown

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I love eating. Unfortunately, I have to be really determined and control my foodie temptations. That is the only thing I don't like about being an actress; the constant need to check my weight. Otherwise, I love my job!

Sonam Kapoor

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When Steve Jobs died last week, there was a huge outcry, and that was very moving and justified.

Rob Pike

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When I'm going to events, I like Armani because I think they do a cross between my relaxed rocky feel and a really smart elegant look really well.

Ruta Gedmintas

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I was a chubby kid who got made fun of a lot, and I got fit in high school, and I stayed fit in my 20s, until my dad died.

Jonathan Van Ness

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The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts.

Jon Gruden

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The question always arose from both fans and friends was, 'Have you ever done 'Star Trek,' and if not, would you want to?' And the answer was always, 'No, I haven't, and yes, I would love to!' So now, at the age of 57, I can finally say, 'I'm in the new Star Trek!' And I'm so excited about it!

Doug Jones

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One day, I'm gonna make a song with John Mayer.

Ty Dolla Sign

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And I found both literature and the church very dramatic presences in the world of the 1950s.

Thomas Keneally

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