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Keith Gessen Quotes

I left the world of jail with plenty of relief but, more than anything, with a sense of unease that I still can't quite shake.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 9, 1975

Topics

World Jail More Anything Left Sense

I think I grew up with the idea that there was something comforting about preparing food.

Food Think Up Comforting Something

The biggest message I want to get out is that a lot of us live in a bubble, and we think things can't happen to us, but they do. When it does happen to you, take care of yourself, and then get up.

Live Yourself Think Care Take Care

When I first went to Milan, my agent said you have to give off a strong, masculine energy. They don't like campiness. They like boys to appear straight and to appear masculine. I quickly learned the game of it and how to navigate around it.

Game Energy Strong You Said First

We need sobriety, rationality, and civility in the discussions on the regulation of financial institutions so that the banks can return in a robust manner to their central role in funding the economy.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Financial Civility Sobriety Need

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

War Nation Warfare Instance

I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.

Mikhail Bakunin

Men Me Authority Special My Own Own

I'm a one-woman guy. I think that if you can find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, you should marry them instantly, and try to stay married.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Life Rest Think Someone You Find

I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach.

Better Coach Got Learned Lot Al

Our businesses can't create jobs when they're losing revenue, and the unemployed can't apply for jobs when they can't pay their phone bill.

Chellie Pingree

Losing Phone Create Pay Revenue Our

What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.

Good Better Help You Try Anything

To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow... dis-ease. So any time there's disease, you're out of balance, whether it's jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear.

Fear Time Balance Anger Jealousy

One of the problems of organizing in the North, in the rich countries, is that people tend to think - even the activists - that instant gratification is required. You constantly hear: 'Look I went to a demonstration, and we didn't stop the war so what's the use of doing it again?'

War People Problems Rich Think Look

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