Taiye Selasi Quotes

The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart.

Taiye Selasi

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HeartPageOpenPassportBlank Page

One of the things that happens to people in grief is they secretly think they're crazy, because they realize they are thinking things that don't make sense.

Joan Didion

GriefPeopleCrazyThinkThinking

A digital currency issued by a central bank would be a global target for cyber attacks, cyber counterfeiting, and cyber theft.

Jerome Powell

TargetCyberDigitalBankTheft

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

Sigourney Weaver

VillainBetterYouPlayOutJust

At times when you're adapting a book into a movie, you have to take certain creative liberties to bridge the gap between the two forms of media.

Josh Hutcherson

CreativeBridgeBookMediaYouTwo

I don't know the true meaning of happiness.

Jonathan Davis

HappinessMeaningKnowTrue

I prefer people to see me as an Ivorian and as a patriot.

Didier Drogba

PeopleMePatriotSeePrefer

I made a fairly bold pledge that I wanted Virginia to be the energy capital of the East Coast.

Bob McDonnell

EnergyBoldCapitalPledgeMade

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

Winston Churchill

MonkeyNeverRoomHoldDiscussions

The instant people specialize, it's in their interest to dehumanize the people their specialized function operates upon.

William T. Vollmann

PeopleInterestFunctionInstant

I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a European Parliament with 100 fewer members, halve the number of political advisers, and abolish a huge swathe of Labour's regional bureaucracies and agencies and their offices in Brussels.

William Hague

PoliticalHouseSizeCutGoing

Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Princess Diana

PrincessUpBeingCracked

The i730 combines the familiarity of Windows Mobile software with the innovative design of Samsung that will be a popular choice for mobile professionals.

Suzan DelBene

DesignChoiceWindowsWillSoftware

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