Elif Batuman Quotes

The first time I held an African drum in my hands was at Koc University in a forest in the northern suburbs of Istanbul.

Elif Batuman

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TimeForestHandsFirst TimeFirst

I want the violence among young people in this country to stop - particularly gang violence.

Jim Brown

PeopleViolenceCountryStopYoung

My mother was a medical records librarian and wonderful with us girls. She sewed a lot of our clothes - really glamorous, beautiful clothes - and I think that's part of why I was so successful when I went off to Paris; she'd made me all these wonderful clothes to take.

Jerry Hall

MotherBeautifulMedicalMeThink

I do believe that supporting our First Amendment rights and supporting local law enforcement are not mutually exclusive.

Steve Clevenger

LawLaw EnforcementBelieveFirst

There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.

Tommy Lasorda

BaseballMake It HappenWonderThree

My scripts, they're pretty serious. I basically just describe stuff. I don't put too many notes and letters to the editors. But when I wrote 'KGBLT,' in parentheses I wrote, 'Well this is the best thing I've ever written. It will all be downhill from here. I'm so sorry for the rest of my career.'

Tom King

BestSorryRestCareerSeriousWill

Directing is a lot of fun, but you have to be on your toes every minute. If you zone out for even a second, you'll miss something and things will get screwed up. And here's a little secret that I'm going to let out of the bag: That is not the case with acting.

Misha Collins

FunBagYouActingWillSecret

I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.

Mindy McCready

MyselfViewLineFortunePunchMade

I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail.

Julia Hartz

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I want to fight and win the war on cancer.

Jason Chaffetz

FightWarWinWantCancer

Grilling grapes may sound crazy, but the smoky, blistered char they get from a few minutes on the fire gives them a deep, winelike character.

Jonathan Miles

CharacterFireCrazyDeepSoundMay

I grew up homeless, you know, lived in and out of U-Haul trucks and, you know, apartment houses, friends.

Donald Driver

HomelessFriendsYouKnowOutLived

I have a very wonderful separation-divorce. It's a divorce - but it's a weird one.

Chris Martin

WeirdDivorceWonderfulVery

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