Eleanor Catton Quotes

I had never read Victorian novels before going overseas. I read a handful of authors, but I had not immersed myself in the literature of the 19th century.

Eleanor Catton

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MyselfLiteratureNeverGoingRead

I've been very lucky to work with people I think are funny and who are really awesome human beings.

Jillian Bell

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Hank Paulson, obviously, had spent his career on Wall Street, had a deep knowledge of the Street, and also was a very forceful personality, had a very good relationship with the president, and was in a very different place, for example, than Ben Bernanke, who is an academic, quiet guy: spent most of his time thinking about monetary policy.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

GoodRelationshipKnowledgeTime

Jobs will come back when the economy recovers, but they will never be the same.

Maynard Webb

BackWillNeverEconomySameCome

I've been fascinated with interior design for as long as I can remember.

Matthew Williamson

DesignRememberLongI CanInterior

I'm not sure I have a role model per se, but I do deeply admire every woman who raises children and has to walk for water.

Anna D. Shapiro

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Arsenic sticks around and today it's easily found after death if somebody thinks of looking for it, because the problem with arsenic, it isn't looked for in the common tests for drugs.

Michael Baden

TodayDeathLookingProblemTests

People have this idea that opera singers are overweight and sit at home eating bonbons. But I consider myself an athlete.

Sondra Radvanovsky

HomeMyselfPeopleEatingAthlete

I kinda like Florida. It's hot as hell, but we moved to Tallahassee, which is so close to Georgia. It really wasn't Florida the way people think of Florida. It wasn't south Florida. But you could still easily drive to Panama City Beach and get a little bit of Redneck Riviera if you want that. Get some airbrushed T-shirts on, and you're done.

Tony Hale

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By a twist of fate rather than anything approaching journalistic enterprise, I did the last major interview with Johnny Carson.

Tom Shales

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President George W. Bush's aggressive war on Islamic terrorism produced a 100 percent perfect track record of keeping the United States safe from another attack. The result has been increased security for the American people, who, in turn, have become complacent about the true nature of the threat.

Monica Crowley

NatureWarPeopleAmericanResult

Always, when things don't go the way that everyone expects, people - the supporters as well - always look for someone to blame. In some cases, they blame the players.

Diego Costa

PeopleBlameSomeoneLookGoWay

Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.

Dennis Prager

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