Bill Buford Quotes

The first glimpse I had of what Mario Batali's friends had described to me as the 'myth of Mario' was on a cold Saturday night in January 2002, when I invited him to a birthday dinner.

Bill Buford

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BirthdayJanuaryMeDinnerNight

There's definitely a lot of undiscovered talent in Africa. If I'm one of them and there's a few other guys in the league, that means that there must be some that are hidden.

Joel Embiid

TalentAfricaHiddenMustMeansFew

I am a serious businesswoman. I don't enjoy being out there on TV; it's not what I do well. But I love building companies; I love making products.

Jennifer Flavin

LoveI AmBuildingEnjoySerious

I got the feeling: It's time to do a Marco Polo story. I felt like everything was lining up right because long-form television series were becoming to me like the new great American novel.

John Fusco

GreatTimeMeStoryAmericanNew

I went to the University of Washington in Seattle. This was a very good place to study, and I learned a lot. But it wasn't the right place for my Ph.D.

Robert Mundell

GoodPlaceWashingtonRightStudy

I have called the co-host job at the 'Today Show' my dream job, and I would be lying if I said it was easy to leave that job.

Ann Curry

TodayJobEasyDreamSaidLying

I hated country music growing up, but it gets in your bone marrow, kind of like a disease.

Sissy Spacek

MusicGrowing UpCountryGrowingUp

Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what we have is a nation of worried families - families that are concerned about job security, families who thought their pensions were secure and now have questions.

Tom Vilsack

JobThinkThoughtQuestionsSecurity

I think I'd take a human butler over a robot one.

Tom Felton

ThinkRobotHumanOverTakeI Think

One of the major things in any dance-based reality show is how smartly you can impress the audience and keep your cool throughout the show.

Rithvik Dhanjani

CoolRealityYouImpressAudience

Look, I don't care if anyone likes me when it comes to my work. But I can be massively insecure in other parts of my life.

Mary-Louise Parker

LifeWorkMeCareMy LifeLook

It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.

Logan Pearsall Smith

LivePeopleRichYouBeing Rich

My background's working class. My parents had to work to make ends meet. We don't come from any sense of privilege.

Jon Bon Jovi

WorkParentsMeetPrivilegeClass

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