Laila Robins Quotes

'Heartbreak House' was a lot of fun for me. I must have missed that day at school. I'd never read it or seen it. It's one of those things that a lot of people are familiar with.

Laila Robins

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DaySchoolFunPeopleMeHouse

Even in rugged Scotland, nature is scarcely wilder than a mountain sheep, certainly a good way short of the ferity of the moose and caribou.

John Burroughs

NatureGoodMountainShortSheep

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.

Andre Leon Talley

MediaFirstAlwaysBeenLikeHeld

The promise of peace seems very far away, but you keep working steadily with good and uplifting attitudes, and that's sometimes tough in the environment we're in.

Jeff Fortenberry

GoodPeaceToughEnvironmentYou

My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about.

Steven Wright

GreatHeroMeBookRememberMeet

I always love performing live, and that's what I was doing that started getting me acting parts, so I still find time do it.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

LoveLiveTimeMeDoingActing

You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose.

Mary Antin

HeartChildrenYouMatterJewishUp

I think there is a real value in an editorial point-of-view and in editorial curation, and in putting together an entire narrative around a set of topics is important.

Michael Wolf

TogetherValueThinkImportantReal

Islamophobia, in all its guises, seeks to minimise the importance of the individual and maximise the importance of the group. Yet our instinctive stance ought to be one of suspicion towards such endeavours. For individuals are undeniably real. Groups, on the other hand, are assertions of opinion.

Mohsin Hamid

OpinionGroupHandRealIndividual

The Bush administration and its 'we'll liberate you by invading your countries' doctrine is thankfully behind us. It is up to us to fight for our rights inside our communities.

Mona Eltahawy

FightYouInsideRightsUpUs

I love Caribbean food. It's a great melting pot of so many cultures including the Native Americans.

Bob Greene

LoveGreatFoodCulturesCaribbean

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.

Anne Frank

HopePeaceDeathFoundationThink

I was called the girl that was 'pretty for a big girl,' 'the fat model.'

Ashley Graham

GirlFatPrettyBigModel

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