Edmund White Quotes

I've always been impelled to say the truth. When I was 14, in 1954, I already wrote a gay novel, though I'd never read one. I felt that life handed me a great subject, gay life, that had scarcely been examined, and I was impelled to record it in all its strange detail.

Edmund White

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We don't know what we don't know about Ebola. We think we know it's a virus, but is it mutating? Can it be spread by airborne?

Jeff Duncan

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When looking for an influencer to work with, it's tempting to go for those with huge amount of fans and followers. This is perfectly understandable, as you obviously want your business or product promoted to as many people as possible. However, numbers aren't everything.

John Rampton

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Our music will continue to have an impact in people's lives long after we finally call it quits.

Tommy Lee

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I'm a 30-year businessperson. I believe in American business. I believe in American ingenuity, and I believe in American innovation.

Tom Steyer

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I don't know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn't have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.

Ron White

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If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.

Michael Porter

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Most blacks want school vouchers, but most liberals vehemently oppose them. Why? Because what is good for teachers' unions is of more importance to the Left than what is good for blacks. Who, then, is racist? By their own admission, and by the policies they pursue, the answer is the people who call themselves progressive.

Dennis Prager

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'The bully pulpit' is somewhat diminished in our age of fragmented attention and fragmented media.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

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I think people think Jim Carrey's just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well.

Christine Baranski

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My weight fluctuates between 205 and 220, depending on how much I pay attention to it.

Brad Feld

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I'm always looking to do different roles and play around a little bit. That's always the fun part of my job.

Ashley Rickards

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I think, back when I was younger, I was a lot more confident about certain things that I would write, and I didn't need the band's blessing or agreement; I would just kind of fight for it 'cause I knew it was good. And then the problem with getting older, especially when there's some success involved, you have a different measuring stick.

Synyster Gates

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