Lawrence Wright Quotes

Islam and the West have clashed in the past and have not clashed. There is nothing inevitable about it.

Lawrence Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1947

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I have such a girl-crush on Reese Witherspoon. I would love to do a comedy with her.

Jenna Dewan

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'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in.

Jean-Marc Vallee

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I started touring a little bit in 1973 in support of a record I made for an independent label. In 1975, when I signed with Warner Bros., where I remained happily ensconced for the next 24 years, my touring activity increased considerably.

Michael Franks

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Yellowstone wildlife is treasured. We understand that. We'll manage them in a way that addresses that sensitivity.

Steve Bullock

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The hardest part of cooking is shopping, and if you organize yourself and shop once a week, you're halfway there.

Ruth Reichl

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My view on politics is much more grassroots oriented; it's not old boy network oriented, so I tend to, you know, come at it a little bit stronger, a little bit more street-wise, if you will. That's rubbed some feathers the wrong way.

Michael Steele

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Some people only talk, while some only work. Sardar Patel was one such leader, who always worked without talking.

Dinsha Patel

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We lost my dad in 2009 to leukemia. He taught me everything I know, and I love him very much.

Brendon Burchard

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I believe that writers run out of material, I really do. I believe very strongly in the fact that when the natural time is up, writers actually do run out of material. To me it's black and white. When there's a song there's a song, when there's not there's not.

Brian Wilson

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The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things.

Apolo Ohno

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Look, I don't dispute that the deficit has increased.

Austan Goolsbee

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So when I read this story, it unlocked a volcano of unanswered questions, because the questions had never been asked. It was an opportunity to come to terms with the lot of repressed history - and history of repression.

Phillip Noyce

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