Victor LaValle Quotes

When I finished graduate school, I had a master's of fine arts from a prestigious institution, a manuscript that would eventually become my first published book - and almost no marketable skills.

Victor LaValle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think that what people love most about the Marvel universe are the characters.

Joe Russo

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Fluency in even one other language would be fantastic.

Jim Broadbent

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I wanted to become a model and an actress.

Anna Nicole Smith

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Whether we start with a provisional status and legal permanent residence... or we set up some other way to assimilate legally, you can't ever put in something that says, 'You can never become a citizen.' That's un-American.

Jeff Denham

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It's happened time and time again, but the committee has always decided against it-the work was too conservative or didn't fit within the budget; there are millions of different reasons.

Tracey Emin

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People think after the fight you get to sit around and relax and all that. But really, people come around and family and all that, so it's a whole 'nother responsibility you have to take care of.

Rose Namajunas

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The challenge of global warming should stimulate a whole raft of manifestly benign innovations - for conserving energy and generating it by 'clean' means (biofuels, innovative renewables, carbon sequestration, and nuclear fusion).

Martin Rees

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You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

Jorge Ramos

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When I was working abroad, there was a time when I almost gave up because of my problem with my working visa in Canada. I remember that I collected bottles of mineral water and sold them to earn extra money.

Coco Martin

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Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet.

Bob Marley

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I feel like a fraud... My name is not even actually Ashton. Ashton is my middle name.

Ashton Kutcher

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To work a vineyard, you need a lot of guts to do that. To go out there and work all year, you almost feel that these people talk to the grapes. Wine is a lifestyle, and you can talk about it for ages. It's a passion, but it's not something I can do on a daily basis.

Thomas Muster

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