Barbara Demick Quotes

When North Koreans cross the border into China, they are stunned to learn that the Chinese can afford to eat rice daily, sometimes for three meals daily.

Barbara Demick

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DailyBorderLearnSometimesThree

My mother taught me to ask people about the things they love.

Andrew Sean Greer

LoveMotherPeopleMeAskThings

I've been working at performing for five years now. I've been working in Australia and Spain and England. When I was only 15 or 16, 1 was performing in bars; I could have had legal problems, but it's also the only way to get to know what music is all about.

Andy Gibb

MusicProblemsLegalKnowAustralia

Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said 'why don't you say you're giving up to devote more time to politics?'. And it is what I have done.

Tony Benn

FamilyBusinessTimePoliticsWife

In the last 100 years, three presidents suffered big defeats in Congress in their first term and then won reelection: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the most recent example, Bill Clinton.

Mitch McConnell

CongressThreeFirst100 YearsBig

I know I'm representing the Library of Congress, all the people of the United States and, of course, the Latinos and Latinas as well.

Juan Felipe Herrera

PeopleLibraryCongressKnowWell

I was a book lover from the beginning. I loved, love, words and images and ideas, the ways a book can make you feel things deeply or help you understand something you never even knew there were words for.

Deb Caletti

LoveBeginningWordsIdeasBookYou

I'm such a proponent of the theatrical experience and the cinematic experience, and we've reached this point where the magicians are not only giving away their tricks, but they're telling us how they're doing the tricks in advance before you even come to the magic show. It'd be nice to get a little of the mystery back in.

Colin Trevorrow

ExperienceGivingDoingMagicYou

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies.

Pedro Martinez

GodOpportunityTimeShortWhyYes

Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.

Sheena Easton

MorningMeNewUpCallUsed

I came to America from Canada because Canada is stultifyingly boring and incredibly hypocritical.

Shane Smith

AmericaCanadaBoringBecauseI Came

One of the great things about stargazing is that it's immediately at hand for so many people. You know, you could get into scuba diving or bird watching, but the stars are always up there.

Tim Ferriss

StarsGreatBirdPeopleYouKnow

Terrorism thrives when the gap between the 'haves' and 'have nots' becomes so wide and when the 'have nots' reach the point of such desperation, pain, and agony that they have nothing to lose.

Mark Goulston

PainReachLoseTerrorismNothing

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