Hari Kunzru Quotes

Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.

Hari Kunzru

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HistoryBestSlaveryNightEvening

I don't look at Spotify or Rdio or any of these guys as a direct competitor: I look at other forms of entertainment as the competitor.

Jimmy Iovine

LookEntertainmentCompetitorSpotify

Good first drafts and speedy responses to consumer dialog will always trump lawyered corporate speak.

John Battelle

GoodSpeakWillFirstAlwaysTrump

Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.

Jenny Packham

WrongWantGlamorousSomethingMost

Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that's the stupidest thing you can do because people are so pretty in L.A.!

Amy Adams

MomentPeopleThoughtTryingYouUp

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

Alvin Lee

SchoolPracticeGuitarSeriously

When you connect to someone on a human level, and you get to know about them, you can begin to love the things that make them different.

Ruth Negga

LoveSomeoneYouKnowHumanBegin

I remember an interview so terrible with CNN's Jon Klein, I nearly blurted out, 'Forget it, I am a loser!' But I didn't need to say it. My face and posture did.

Mika Brzezinski

I AmFaceLoserRememberForgetSay

I mix all different oils - my bathroom at home is littered with oils; I'm really into natural beauty and natural healing. Peppermint is really good if you put it on your stomach for a tummy ache; lavender is kind of all-purpose - I think everyone should carry it.

Liz Goldwyn

GoodBeautyHomeHealingThinkYou

What we've found was that people were utilizing Eventbrite to turn their passions into revenue-generating ventures.

Julia Hartz

PeopleTurnFoundPassionsVentures

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have formed them, what makes them happy, angry, fearful, and what they yearn for.

Lisa Kleypas

TimeAngryHappyLongLong Time

When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV.

Jason Mraz

LiveTimeSchoolHigh SchoolRadio

I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch.

Demetrious Johnson

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