Michiko Kakutani My mother’s family was among the 120,000 people of Japanese descent on the West Coast who were dispatched to internment camps during World War II. – Michiko Kakutani Camps Quotes Coast Quotes Descent Quotes Dispatched Quotes Family Quotes Internment Quotes Japanese Quotes Mothers Quotes People Quotes War Quotes West Quotes One of my favorite things, as a critic, was finding books by new writers who possessed a distinctive voice and vision, an inventive gift for storytelling. I also loved immersing myself in works of nonfiction that taught me something about the world, that made the past come alive or shed light on hidden corners of history or the news. If a novelist had concocted a villain like Trump – a larger-than-life, over-the-top avatar of narcissism, mendacity, ignorance, prejudice, boorishness, demagoguery, and tyrannical impulses, she or he would likely be accused of extreme contrivance and implausibility.
Steph McGovern I meet so many business women who shy away from the limelight or hesitate to put themselves forward for promotion, despite the fact they are brilliant at their jobs. – Steph McGovern
Alvaro Morata I think it’s not important if you score 25 or 30 goals: it’s important you help the team to win. – Alvaro Morata
Maryse Mizanin Trish Stratus is a cassette player and I am the newest version of the iTouch. iTouches keep improving. Technology gets better and better. Cassettes are collecting dust. – Maryse Mizanin
Jeremy Irvine I think that among my friends I’m known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can’t be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It’s not a 9-5 job. There’s always something to learn. – Jeremy Irvine
Mary WebbMusicNature Nature’s music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions. – Mary Webb
Neil Tennant When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events – collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors – because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring. – Neil Tennant
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