Walter Kirn Quotes

The success that Americans are said to worship is success of a specific sort: accomplished not through hard work, primarily, but through the ingenious angle, the big break. Sit down at a lunch counter, stand back up a star. Invest in a new issue and watch it soar. Split a single atom, win a war.

Walter Kirn

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I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.'

Anita Baker

TimePeopleVoiceYouKnowKind

Nineties hip-hop was a big influence for me; it still is. I love '90s everything. And it's when I was born, too. I'm a '90s kid for sure.

Tori Kelly

LoveMeInfluenceBornHip-HopKid

It's a funny kind of month, October. For the really keen cricket fan, it's when you discover that your wife left you in May.

Denis Norden

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For me, I was never really obsessed with Luke Cage. My obsession was Wolverine.

Cheo Hodari Coker

MeNeverObsessionCageWolverine

There is not many tenors in the male category and that makes me stick out.

Bryan White

MeOutStickManyCategoryMakes

For me, Jesus is my cleft in the rock. He is my safest friend, my safe totally loving accepting big brother.

Anne Lamott

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I wanted to act when I was young. When I was 12, I asked the head of English at my school, 'Can I audition?' and he said, 'What would we want you for?' And I remember going, 'Oh yeah. Why would they want me?'

Alison Moyet

SchoolMeRememberYouSaidYoung

The Obama-Clinton administration gambled with America's national security by embracing radical jihadists, and the world lost.

Pete Hoekstra

WorldAmericaSecurityLostRadical

I like candles. It helps cover up for the fact that I have four male roommates.

Tyler Joseph

RoommatesUpLikeFourCandlesFact

There are so many voices on YouTube, and there are incredible creators that are popular for a reason. And although it's great to be inspired by them, nobody is going to subscribe to a second-rate version of them. It's really important to put your best foot forward and be your best self because you will always be the number one version of you.

Tyler Oakley

GreatBestForwardSelfYouNobody

A lot of being a woman in this business is about how you look... That's not why we're even in this business; that's not what people want from us. We're valuable because we're funny and because we have a voice and a point of view.

Nikki Glaser

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'The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders.

Richard D. Zanuck

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