V. S. Naipaul Quotes

The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.

V. S. Naipaul

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MenWorldPlaceNothingBecomeWho

Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!

John Cena

DisciplineFightingWhetherSpitting

Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn't have married a gum-chewing vegetarian. Ultimately, we'll help the people we discriminate against if we try to understand more about them; genetics will lead to a world where there is a sympathy for the underdog.

John Kendrew

PeopleSympathyWorldUnderdogHelp

An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public.

Maurice Chevalier

LifeArtArtistConversationPublic

I did have imprinted on me the idea of trauma that changes things dramatically and suddenly. As a writer, I return to that again and again because it fascinates me, and it's where I come from, in a sense.

Ann Packer

MeChangesTraumaThingsReturn

Mentally strong people don't shy away from change - nor do they expect immediate results.

Amy Morin

ChangePeopleStrongResultsShy

The Lilith Fair thing was Bummer Town - hey, hop aboard the marginalizing train. I guess you had people come out of that and have careers, but I think there was a pretty intense backlash, too.

St. Vincent

PeopleThinkYouTrainFairOut

I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun.

Shirley Manson

LifeLiveMusicFunHave FunWant

The most famous secret base, I guess, would be Area 51, which a lot of people have heard of as a kind of mythical place. Well, it's a real place.

Trevor Paglen

PeopleFamousPlaceKindSecret

California's redistricting process creates a historic opportunity for Valley Latinos to have a strong and unified voice in Congress for the first time. The opportunity to be the Valley's first Latino Congressional representative is humbling, and I'm proud that so many diverse leaders have come together to support this campaign.

Tony Cardenas

OpportunityTimeTogetherSupport

Harmony Korine, the screenwriter, was really into my early work. I did a lot of stuff under the name Sentridoh and a lot of 4-track cassette stuff that he was into.

Lou Barlow

WorkNameHarmonyEarlyStuffHe

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.

Compay Segundo

BetterPhilosophyLivingEveryone

For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent.

Alfred Nobel

MeWritingImpossibleFeelI Feel

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