Gary Shteyngart Quotes

I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything, but certainly with America.

Gary Shteyngart

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RelationshipAmericaEverythingJust

I think the average citizen is going to see no less than a $1,500 or more increase in what it's going to cost for basic living next year,... Taking sales tax off food isn't going to take care of all of that, but I think it's a way that we can help.

Ann Robinson

FoodThinkCareTake CareHelpYear

I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on your way up and kick you on your way down.' That wasn't my experience. I can't walk down the street in Toronto without someone coming up and saying hello.

Michael Ignatieff

FailureExperienceWalkPoliticsMe

I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.

John Ridley

WomanManSorryThinkSexyYou

Digital music boils down the actual musical experience.

Simon Le Bon

MusicExperienceDownDigitalActual

Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.

Monica Johnson

StrengthChristianInevitableSpirit

I never in a million bazillion trillion years imagined that my life would have this many layers of love and richness.

Delilah

LifeLoveMy LifeNeverYearsWould

I love other movies that have been made since, but I think more than any comic book movie, 'Superman' just totally seemed to capture superheroes in ways that others have not.

Brian K. Vaughan

LoveBookThinkMoviesCaptureMore

To be honest, I hate silence.

Chuck Palahniuk

HateSilenceHonestTo Be Honest

I feel like I'm put in a position where I have to engage with what people bring to my work, which is an expectation for me to talk about race because it's not normal for a black writer to be writing in the theatre.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

WorkPeopleMeWritingTheatreFeel

I don't want to ever intentionally hurt someone, because it is pure entertainment.

Brock Lesnar

HurtSomeoneWantEntertainmentPure

I don't think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel to launch a military attack on Iran.

William Hague

MomentWiseThinkMilitaryLaunch

My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school and not knowing how I'd get a job or make money - should I take some classes? What do I do? He said as long as I was working - to enrich myself in some way - that I was on the right path.

Phillipa Soo

FatherPathMyselfMoneyJobSchool

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