Elif Batuman Quotes

My family is not only not religious, but my parents are both - they're secularists. My father is actually an atheist and feels very strongly about it.

Elif Batuman

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Boys from my generation all love Jim Carrey! But you know, just being in his house with him and pitching jokes that he would act out, literally felt like the dreams that I had, so it was amazing.

John Francis Daley

LoveDreamsAmazingGenerationYou

Every time you do a true story - and I've done a few - you have to look in the mirror and say, 'That's close enough. I'm comfortable with this.' You're always going to compress time; you're going to change the order of things. But I don't think you want to tell a big lie. You want to think that you're embracing the truth.

John Lee Hancock

ChangeTruthTimeMirrorLieThink

People should vote for democracy, and Britain should vote for hope.

Michael Gove

HopePeopleDemocracyVoteShould

To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party.

Mike Mills

TodayTimeDressMeShipBetter

Consumer confusion is the result of many individual problems when it comes to website design and development services, but in a nutshell, it boils down to the rapid growth of the Web and the lack of competitive measure available.

Molly Holzschlag

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I always want more. I always want my team to perform to their best.

Luis Suarez

BestTeamWantMoreAlwaysPerform

The connection between psychology, mythology, and literature is as important as the connection between psychology and biology and the hard sciences.

Jordan Peterson

LiteratureConnectionBiologyHard

If you find yourself desperate for money, you sometimes do whatever, but on the other hand, if you really want to be known as a certain type of actor, then you have to restrain yourself.

Jonas Armstrong

MoneyYourselfYouFindSometimes

When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.

Diane Abbott

ChildrenFoodDayTreatInternet

I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say is what I feel: The other person isn't going to change. That is who they are.

Christie Hefner

ChangeParentFeelFriendsI Can

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.

Aung San Suu Kyi

WorkMyselfPeopleThinkYouLook

The Emmys is great, but the Golden Globes, you have the stars of television and the stars of movies in one place.

Allison Williams

StarsGreatYouTelevisionPlace

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