- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
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- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big Johnny Cash girl. And I love singers like Laura Marling and Joanna Newsom.
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was about 14 when I started with a theater group; it was like a stage group on the weekends alongside school. And it was run by a group of guys who'd been to drama school themselves in London. So they introduced us to techniques that they'd learn about, and they kind of informed us about improvisation and screenwriting and all of that stuff.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quite nostalgic. I like looking back over the papers and watching videos.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
- Anthology
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2009, I edited, under the aegis of the Library of America, an anthology called 'Becoming Americans: Immigrants Tell Their Stories from Jamestown to Today.' It featured immigrants from different backgrounds, from black slaves like Phillis Wheatley to Yiddish-language speakers like Henry Roth.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like a feminist is gender equality.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could hear my friends outside playing soccer while I was expected to stay inside practicing the piano. It was like torture!
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have loved to have heard a story like mine. I could have used it as an inspiration to get by.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a teenager when 9/11 happened. And I really was uncomfortable with many members of our community feeling like they had to strip themselves of their identity in order to mitigate the violence and the fears that they were feeling.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020