Alexander Chee Quotes

My first letter of acceptance, to UMass - Amherst, came with an offer of a fellowship and a note from John Edgar Wideman.

Alexander Chee

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If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language.

Joanne Harris

CultureLanguageLearnYouKnow

Out of all artists, authors are the least trained for the spotlight. Wanting attention isn't a requisite part of the package.

Sloane Crosley

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'Free the Gang,' that's my favorite song because it's so real. All my music is real, it's authentic, but it's something about that song that I love.

Shy Glizzy

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It's shocking to say, but the cinema is quite a while away from me, and I haven't got a car yet.

Tom Felton

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There are so many sensitive souls; they don't know what to do with their feelings.

RuPaul

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It's very contrary to the notion of what America is to imagine that we can stop migration.

Mohsin Hamid

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I am not close to retirement. I still have a lot more that I can achieve. There are younger guys coming into F1, but I am not old and I'm not finished.

Jean Alesi

I AmRetirementI CanAchieveMore

Preparation is a mentality... With wrestling being my background, I've always learned to overwork, overwork. Work, work, work, work. It's not always the talented that wins, but it's the one who puts in the most preparation and thought into things.

Dominick Cruz

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I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.

Archie Panjabi

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'Once on This Island' is one of my favorite musicals, so to have the lead in that would be great.

Shanice Williams

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When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette.

Tia Carrere

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We're very simple people at Apple. We focus on making the world's best products and enriching people's lives.

Tim Cook

BestFocusSimplePeopleWorldVery

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