Victor LaValle Quotes

When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.

Victor LaValle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 3, 1972

Topics

BlessingInformationFindRightWeb

I thought the message of the artist was more important than the writing style. I tried to be clear; I wanted everyone to be welcome. I think some of the more serious writers wrote to a more elite audience than that. They're the ones who were defining the seriousness of rock n' roll.

Robert Hilburn

StyleWelcomeWritingThinkThought

It is easy to be inspired by history when you're living in a part of it and allow that to seep into your writing: having said that, a minimalist room with no distractions is often better; the most exciting visions should already be in your head.

Simon Toyne

HistoryWritingBetterYouLiving

If there is one thing about my family that I do identify with, it is that everyone is extremely hardworking. Also, the people whom I grew up with all did things they really loved. And I think that's an important lesson.

Rooney Mara

FamilyPeopleThinkLovedLessonUp

I grew up in the Lower East Side, an Italian American - more Sicilian, actually.

Martin Scorsese

AmericanMoreUpSideItalianEast

Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music.

Juice Newton

MusicSmokeMirrorsShowOurRely

In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.

Chris Stein

MyselfEarlyFeelingTestProve

At the end of our lives we all ask, 'Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter?'

Brendon Burchard

LoveLiveEndMatterAskOur

Open platforms historically undergo a lot of scrutiny, but there are a lot of advantages to having an open source platform from a security standpoint.

Sundar Pichai

SecurityOpenSourceOpen Source

Usually, you measure appetite of investors by their ability or willingness to take a bit of leverage on their positions.

Sergio Ermotti

YouMeasureLeverageAbilityTake

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

LoveForgivenessLightHateDarkness

The credit of my good upbringing goes to my mother, who's not only been a single parent to my brother and I, but she's also been 'our' manager for the longest time. Our father, on the other hand, remained elusive and away from the family for most part of our lives, which left a certain void but also made us creative and reflective.

Kubra Sait

FamilyGoodFatherMotherTime

I want to keep an element of myself in every character I play. And maybe that's connected to finding something that you like in every character. Maybe they coincide.

Jamie Dornan

CharacterMyselfFindingYouPlay

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