Mona Simpson I’ve never felt powerful enough to write a true political novel, or deeply knowledgeable enough to draw a character like, say, Tolstoy’s Prince Kutuzov. – Mona Simpson Character Quotes Deeply Quotes Draw Quotes Knowledgeable Quotes Kutuzov Quotes Political Quotes Powerful Quotes Prince Quotes Tolstoys Quotes TRUE Quotes Write Quotes I suppose ‘My Hollywood’ is only as politically meaningful as it is deeply inside the least powerful of its characters. I wanted it to reveal scenes of subtle exploitation, odd instances of accidental power and challenges to decency specific to its time, but also impulses of generosity that transcend our particular era’s messes. The lawyer refused to tell me my brother’s name, and my colleagues started a betting pool. The leading candidate: John Travolta. I secretly hoped for a literary descendant of Henry James – someone more talented than I: someone brilliant without even trying.
Barack ObamaEducationGood Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There’s no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing. – Barack Obama
BeautyJohn Galsworthy He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral. – John Galsworthy
Ellen Ullman When I hear the word ‘disruption,’ in my mind, I think of all these people in the middle who were earning a living. We will sweep away all that money they were earning, and we will move that to the people at the top. – Ellen Ullman
Cheech Marin At the end of the day, it not only doesn’t make logical sense to deny licenses to undocumented immigrants, it doesn’t make financial sense. – Cheech Marin
Mark Goddard People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don’t make it, I’ll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it. – Mark Goddard
Jennifer EganScience One futuristic novel that had a huge impact on me was Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ which is kind of science fiction plus Gothic. – Jennifer Egan
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