Elaine Sciolino Quotes

The city of Paris is determined to promote the happiness-on-a-bike fantasy. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to turn the city into the most bike-friendly capital in the world.

Elaine Sciolino

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CityWorldParisFantasyTurnMayor

I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead.

Jessie Mueller

ThinkLovedEnoughPlayAlwaysDiva

If you just analyze, historically, the chances of getting two quarters of more than a 5 percent gain in the dollar index, it has happened only two times since the '70s, so it's very rare.

Jens Nordvig

YouMoreTwoDollarRareChances

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

John D. Rockefeller

MenHappyWealthWrongAlways

When I moved to New York to act I was no good at working restaurants - hosting, waiting, bussing, dishwashing - I wasn't good at any aspect. But I did have a guitar. So I would sing 'Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,' but you would only hear the chorus because the train comes by every 30 seconds.

Michael Weatherly

GoodNew YorkWaitingMeGuitarYou

The idea of a piece of literature as a vessel that could contain your life and lived after you had died and been forgotten struck me as akin to artificial intelligence.

Louisa Hall

LifeIntelligenceMeLiteratureYou

Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would have to be rethought.

Jose Saramago

ChangeMomentSocietyPolitical

I never wanted to be anything but a writer, and I never let go of it.

Jonathan Evison

GoNeverLet GoAnythingWriter

I think of myself as a writer as much as I think of myself as a linguist and an academic. I really enjoy writing - playing with language and getting just the right metaphor.

Deborah Tannen

MyselfWritingThinkLanguageEnjoy

'The Office' is an amazing show. So is 'Extras.'

Christopher Guest

AmazingOfficeShow

I don't know if there are too many other trilogies with stories that have continued to captivate audiences like 'Back to the Future' has.

Christopher Lloyd

FutureBackKnowLikeStoriesMany

I believe in the greatness of our people.

Chen Shui-bian

GreatnessPeopleBelieveI Believe

So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.

Brandi Chastain

OpportunityHopeBestMeDoingBack

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