Emma Tennant I didn’t go to university; I hardly went to school, but I grew up among people well versed in Henry James and Proust, and just felt this endless, total inadequacy. – Emma Tennant Endless Quotes Grew Quotes Henry Quotes Inadequacy Quotes James Quotes People Quotes Proust Quotes School Quotes Total Quotes University Quotes Versed Quotes When my father died in Greece, leaving my mother strapped, a cheque arrived next day from my Greek publishers who’d just bought two of my books for pounds 500. Because I am really interested in gardening, I do really interesting plants, not even always flowers. And because I have grown them, I really know them like friends. I paint everything from exotic orchids to rosehips growing wild in a hedge. They just have to speak to me.
Carol S Dweck Everybody who’s been successful has gotten lots of help and input from many, many people. – Carol S Dweck
Beneil Dariush Brazil is really special. The fans are awesome and I love the food there. – Beneil Dariush
Sarah Baker It’s funny because, if you’re not an actor, people always tend to say, ‘How do you memorize all those lines? Is that really hard?’ I’m always like, ‘That’s just a small part of it. I have to seek my craft and my emotions’ – you know, all this gross, actor-y stuff. – Sarah Baker
Derek Magyar Going into my second film as a director, it’s night and day of what it was like going into my first film. It doesn’t matter what you know in your head and what you’ve been taught until you’re there and doing it; it’s a whole new ball game. – Derek Magyar
Mark Kirk There’s a new role that I see for myself with the new Republican majority running the Senate. I am now the premiere ambassador for the state from the Republican majority. – Mark Kirk
Joe Gebbia Given Miami’s unique role in Airbnb’s roots, I’m particularly proud of how South Floridians have embraced home sharing as an opportunity to earn supplemental income and catalyze economic development in their communities. – Joe Gebbia
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