Virginia Postrel Quotes

Some of the higher price of L.A. real estate does reflect the intrinsic pleasure of living there, as I'm reminded every time I walk out my door into the perfect weather.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

TimeWalkDoorReal EstateWeather

Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.

Anita Hill

TimePeopleMeWritingSayingWell

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

Althea Gibson

YouMatterAccomplishmentsSomebody

It takes only a few seconds to make history new again.

Amity Shlaes

HistoryNewOnlyMakeAgainTakes

I like to shop. That's what I do. Online shopping; any kind of shopping.

Sloane Stephens

ShoppingKindLikeOnlineAnyShop

Throughout my entire life, I constantly tried to fight normality. I hate it. I hate the idea of it. I hate routine. I hate anything that feels remotely regular or right.

Tom Odell

LifeHateFightRoutineRightIdea

Some people say that you should read people who think completely differently from you so that everything you read and everything that they say is a challenge to you but there's something to be said for reading people where you think, 'Yes, that's how I would have said it if I could have found the words for it'.

Ronald Frame

ChallengeWordsPeopleReadingThink

I didn't want to represent any negative side of the country where I was born and raised.

Miyavi

NegativeBornCountryWantSideAny

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

Loretta Young

StruggleYouWantHighPretty

If I was painting or writing, I wouldn't veer away from things because they seemed unsavoury to me. So as an actor, I kind of think the same way. I should do things that are different and interesting and shed light on the craziness of the world.

Josh Hartnett

LightMePaintingWritingWorldWay

I've always been so interested in both the visual beauty of mollusks and the tactile feel of them. As a kid, I collected them all the time.

Anthony Doerr

BeautyTimeFeelKidAlwaysBeen

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.

Novak Djokovic

PeacePeopleMePersonPrivacyNow

I'm quite contradictory - a bit OCD, but quite untidy. I have piles of stuff everywhere, but they make sense to me. And I'll find the one thing in the room that's my boyfriend's, and complain about him leaving it out.

Kimberley Nixon

MeFindLeavingComplainOutRoom

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