Susan Minot I love ‘Anna Karenina.’ It’s in the top five books on my list. Tolstoy is unsurpassed in combining the grand with the trivial, that is, the small details which make up life. – Susan Minot Anna Quotes Books Quotes Combining Quotes Details Quotes Grand Quotes Karenina Quotes Life Quotes List Quotes Love Quotes Tolstoy Quotes Trivial Quotes Unsurpassed Quotes Writing chases after the senses, and conveys them in an altered form. When it is done well, the senses come alive in a new and captured form. I first travelled to Africa at the end of 1996 and was immediately captivated. I had planned on a three-week trip, and I ended up staying two months.
John Stumpf I’m from the school that great performers and great leaders create more great leaders. Give people other experiences, other responsibilities. Have them join organizations within the company and outside the company. – John Stumpf
DadTony Hawk My youngest son’s pre-school class was recently asked what their dads do for work. The responses were things like, my dad sells money, and my dad figures stuff out. My son said, ‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’ It’s true. Skateboarding doesn’t seem like real work, but I’m proud of what I do. – Tony Hawk
Haider al-Abadi When Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Iraqis resolved never to allow one man, one political party, or one segment of society to dominate our diverse nation. Now we have the opportunity to build an Iraq worthy of what we are: a pluralist people, steeped in history, striving to build one nation in peace and mutual respect. – Haider al-Abadi
Helen Oyeyemi I think I started writing about identity, and I used to believe that identity is the story. But now I’m not so much subscribed to that. I mean, with ‘Mr. Fox,’ it has a feminist agenda as well. And so, as I sort of been away from writing about identity, I still feel that kind of tug of roots and, you know, cultural background. – Helen Oyeyemi
Haley Bennett My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child. – Haley Bennett
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