Elif Batuman Quotes

The Himalayan glaciers, China's trade surplus, Olympic ice hockey - the world is full of pressing subjects that people never consult me about.

Elif Batuman

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PeopleMeWorldHockeyIceNever

As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.

John C. Maxwell

LifeTimeYouDownUpGet

I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to.

Joel Osteen

GodReligionPeopleThinkYouDown

A lot of people didn't feel attracted to Labour, so they voted in desperation for other things.

Jeremy Corbyn

PeopleFeelDesperationThingsOther

I really don't care at all what people call me as long as they're listening to the music and talking about it. They can call me a space-jazz flautist. I don't care at all.

Mayer Hawthorne

MusicPeopleMeListeningCareLong

As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.

Angela Ruggiero

ThinkBetterYouMoreLittleSide

If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer.

Michael Ironside

BackTelevisionWantWillBack Up

On Aug. 19, 1953, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran became the first victim of a C.I.A. coup. Ten months later, on June 27, 1954, President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala became the second.

Stephen Kinzer

PresidentFirstVictimPrimeJune

I always admired the beautiful stars of Hollywood and dreamt of becoming one of them.

Sonam Kapoor

StarsBeautifulHollywoodAlways

My mother really would make these dreadful concoctions. She really prided herself on something called 'Everything Stew,' where she would take everything in the refrigerator, all the leftovers, and put them all together.

Ruth Reichl

MotherTogetherSheEverythingTake

Riots born out of political issues aren't the same as those born out of personal greed.

Ross Kemp

GreedPoliticalBornPersonalOut

My biggest entertainment in Moscow was to go to the subway and watch people. When American students visited, I watched them; I learned English from them.

Roustam Tariko

PeopleAmericanGoEntertainment

I get really excited about specific therapies, personalized therapies. Like, let's say, taking a piece of someone's tumor and testing a bunch of treatments in a lab and being able to come up with the right therapy for that specific patient.

Mary Roach

SomeoneSayTherapyRightPatient

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