Laurie Graham Quotes

I speak pretty fluent American, though I do so with a strong British accent, and I love America: The scale and the variety of it are astonishing to someone not born there, and I'm convinced that its energy and generosity have somehow rubbed off on me and affected my writing. For the better.

Laurie Graham

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I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.

Jenny Lawson

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People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment in Northern Ireland, and that had been the general pattern in Northern Ireland for many, many years.

John Hume

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My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad's car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has 'Kid Charlemagne' on it.

St. Vincent

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My dad is an attorney. I've always been interested in it. My sons are probably going to law school.

Rob Lowe

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People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

Mick Jagger

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There is a directory where you can explore every single person who has gone through YC and a private forum that only founders can participate in.

Michael Seibel

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Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with.

Louie Schwartzberg

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My early work and publications centered around expanding on the analysis of life insurance in my dissertation and its relationship to investment banking.

Douglass North

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When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.

David Selby

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I don't drive for pleasure. It's purely to get from A to B.

Cornelia Parker

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If you look at the Constitution, the two clauses of the Constitution make it very clear the president shall nominate, and the Senate shall provide advice and consent. It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee.

Cory Gardner

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I'm good at cold reading; I've made a living doing this, and most of the time I do audition, but it's very tough. It's a very uncomfortable, awkward process. You never get used to it, really.

Courtney Gains

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