Edmund White Quotes

I used to think that I could be successful if I pretended to be a 23-year-old black woman. I wanted to find a young black woman who would be willing to go in on this with me. I would write her novels, and then she would do the touring. I always thought I was too old and the wrong color.

Edmund White

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WomanMeColorBlackThinkThought

I've made enough jokes about Iran's leadership that I'm sure if I showed up that I would get a nice escort - to the main prison - and then I could do a show there.

Maz Jobrani

LeadershipPrisonEnoughNiceJokes

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.

Andy Goldsworthy

FireI AmBecomeHeatCautiousAm

This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.

Tom Ridge

TimeWarTerrorismGoingContinue

At CDC, we work 24/7 to save lives and protect people.

Tom Frieden

WorkPeopleProtectSaveLives

It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on.

Mary Douglas

GoodGodCommunityReligionSweet

I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. It's how I process the world. Without doing that, I feel kind of lost. The characters that I play often come out in the songs and the challenges that they face, albeit in an abstract way.

Johnny Flynn

MeChallengesWorldFaceThinkFeel

Twitter needs to continue being a good listener and recognize that the service has been redefined by lots of people, tweet by tweet, but also come up with its own priorities.

Dick Costolo

GoodServicePeoplePrioritiesOwn

Ah! destructive Ignorance, what shall be done to chase thee out of the World!

Cotton Mather

IgnoranceWorldDoneOutChaseAh

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise.

William James

LifeSurpriseWayCompanionshipNeed

I'm not a great hunter. But I have fired guns in the past, when I was growing up. But it was part of growing up where I lived. You go out hunting or target practice. They also taught you to respect guns.

Scott Wilson

RespectGreatPastPracticeYouGo

My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.

Mark Pincus

AmericaMoreSeeEmpoweredWould

Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note.

Kimora Lee Simmons

LifeLiveBestLife Is Too ShortYou

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