Virginia Postrel Quotes

What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HomeDreamsHistoryPeopleTrue

I wish anytime I went into a nice restaurant and asked for a table, they said, 'Well I'm sure you don't want one in the corner.'

Jennifer Grey

RestaurantWishYouTableSaidNice

I'm a religious liberty supporter - I strongly believe in that.

Rob Portman

BelieveLibertyReligiousSupporter

Anything about Iraq is a death sentence at the box office... You can't make movies about an unpopular war while the war is still going on - people don't want to pay to get depressed, though they sometimes will go to movies to get educated.

Rod Lurie

DeathWarPeopleYouSometimesWant

When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.

Derek Jeter

ExcusesAlwaysMakeYoungerTaught

Some people say I do it too much, but I'm always asking the artist questions. Sometimes - especially with new artists - you can see they're compromising in their mind. You see that look when they're listening to a vocal take and there's hesitation. And I'll be like, 'Are you sure you don't want to do this again?'

Dev Hynes

PeopleMindListeningQuestionsLook

I'm old-school.

Chris Harris, Jr.

We couldn't get enough Jeremy Lin material in the NBA store fast enough. And when we did, it was just gone in minutes.

David Stern

EnoughFastGoneNBAGetJust

My earliest memories of my mom were of her multi-tasking - preparing dinner while checking on homework and housework; clearing the dinner plates while setting out bowls for breakfast; making sure we ate our breakfast while lining up bread, lunch meats, apples, and snacks assembly-line style so we could make our lunches.

Christine Pelosi

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Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.

Constance Baker Motley

LifeWhiteRiskUniversityBeenWho

I know what I'm doing off the court. Everybody just sees pictures or videos of me, and if it looks out of shape, they just assume that I'm fat or I'm not working.

Anthony Bennett

MeFatDoingLooksPicturesKnow

People thought I had no feelings, that I was hard. But really, I was extremely sensitive to everything.

Sylvie Guillem

PeopleThoughtFeelingsHardReally

If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.

Pawan Kalyan

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