Alexander Chee Quotes

Acadia was founded in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson as the first Eastern national park, aided by rich men, often with middle initials, the 'rusticators,' as they were known then, the first of our wealthy out-of-state visitors.

Alexander Chee

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MenRichFirstParkMiddleOur

I wasn't always confident; it took me awhile to kind of assume my role in fashion and feel attractive and be able to walk into a room.

Andreja Pejic

WalkMeFashionConfidentFeelKind

We keep passing unseen through little moments of other people's lives.

Robert M. Pirsig

PeopleMomentsThroughLittleKeep

If you can't control your tweeting habits, then stop tweeting. Go seek therapy.

Ana Navarro

ControlYouStopGoTherapySeek

That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on.

Mike Krzyzewski

GreatBasketballWinDoingNowLead

I'm just raising money. Dead presidents are my relatives.

Juicy J

MoneyDeadRelativesJustRaising

I'm still spending my working life trying to mine people's souls and now they're complimenting me in reviews on the amount of time I spend in the gym. On the definition of my triceps.

Jason Isaacs

LifeTimePeopleMeTryingGym

Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.

Douglas Hyde

TreeLegendLonelyStrangeOwn

She says that I wore some pretty sexy leather pants to that first meeting, but I don't remember.

Dick Ebersol

SexyRememberMeetingSheFirst

I have to have three or four books going simultaneously. If I'm not impressed in the first 20 pages, I don't bother reading the rest, especially with novels. I'm not a book-club style reader. I'm not looking for life lessons or wanting people to think I'm smart because I'm reading a certain book.

Chris Abani

LifeStyleSmartPeopleReading

I suppose one should have an integrated personality, but I've never really seen the point.

Colm Toibin

PersonalityNeverPointSeenShould

I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would.

Bonnie Langford

WorkLoveGreatArtWaterMoney

I had never heard of Meghan before. I was beautifully surprised when I walked into that room and saw her, and there she was, sitting there. I thought, 'I am really going to have to up my game here, sit down, and make sure I've got a good chat.'

Prince Harry

GoodI AmGameThoughtDownSitting

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