Orhan Pamuk I sometimes feel nervous because I give stupid answers to certain pointless questions. It happens in Turkish as much as in English. I speak bad Turkish and utter stupid sentences. – Orhan Pamuk Answers Quotes Bad Quotes English Quotes Feel Quotes Nervous Quotes Pointless Quotes Questions Quotes Sentences Quotes Speak Quotes Stupid Quotes Turkish Quotes Utter Quotes I have been attacked in Turkey more for my interviews than for my books. Political polemicists and columnists do not read novels there. Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was not to accuse it of failure.
Keren Ann I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen. – Keren Ann
Alexis Carrel The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog. – Alexis Carrel
BestHenry Van Dyke Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why. – Henry Van Dyke
David Schwimmer The biggest effect celebrity had on me was that I stopped being open and receptive and started to walk around with my head down. – David Schwimmer
Letitia James Wage discrimination lasts forever. The disparity haunts women beyond their years in the labor force, impacting how much they save for retirement and ultimately receive in Social Security benefits. – Letitia James
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