David Remnick Quotes

I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness.

David Remnick

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MistakesThinkingVanityBitterness

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.

Michael East

RaceKickHowDependsUnfolding

Once I became number one, I started working even harder. I changed my technique, but injuries started creeping in - it was a big mistake, as I was doing something right to get to that spot in the first place.

Ana Ivanovic

MistakeDoingInjuriesPlaceRight

If you're a waiter, the worst thing you can do is go to work resenting your job. This will sound trite - but it's the reality, and part of my personality - yet when I was a waiter, I tried to be the best waiter, and when I was a bingo-caller I tried to be the best bingo-caller.

Russell Crowe

WorkBestPersonalityJobReality

I'm in this absolutely gorgeous manor house with acres of quite beautiful countryside. I've got trout in the river, an organic vegetable garden, I've got my work 40 yards from my home. I don't mind being criticised, but where are they criticising from? Which hut are they criticising me from, exactly?

Jay Kay

WorkHomeBeautifulRiverMindMe

I want to be a part of bringing people together and sharing that love.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

LoveTogetherPeopleSharingWant

MSNBC will never be as liberal as Fox is conservative.

David Shuster

WillFoxConservativeNeverLiberal

When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.

Claudio Ranieri

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It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after.

Cilla Black

LoveAppreciateYouSayTrueGone

If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.

Bob Kerrey

CommitmentPeopleShortYouLook

It was so much fun to play, that I've now had a taste for it and want to play more villains now.

Piper Perabo

FunPlayNowWantMoreTaste

I insist to this day that if you read the screenplay to 'The Queen,' it leaves you in no doubt that we considered her an isolated, out-of-touch, cold, emotionally inaccessible, overprivileged, deluded woman, heading an institution that should immediately be dismantled in any free and fair society.

Peter Morgan

DayWomanQueenSocietyFreeCold

The best students come from homes where education is revered: where there are books, and children see their parents reading them.

Leo Buscaglia

EducationChildrenBestParentsSee

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