"I thought that I wasn't an essayist because I just didn't see myself in a lot of the essays that were popular at the time. That's why I joined the poetry program in grad school."

-- John D'Agata

#School Quotes #Program Quotes #Grad Quotes

“I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man.”

Source : Edward Dahlberg (1964). “Alms for oblivion, essays: With a foreword by Sir Herbert Read”
“I think that the success of the franchise is helpful for launching different aspects of my career. It's sort of the reliable cousin that you can always count on for every family reunion. Because of 'Step Up' I've been able to really take my career to the next level. I have them to thank for a lot of my success.”

Source : Source: www.nerdprobs.com
“I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway.”
“If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window.”

Source : "Limelight", 1952.
“I just don't know what makes a movie catch on and other ones don't.”
“I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.”
“We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.”
“Iran is isolated on its nuclear program and support for terrorism.”

Source : Briefing by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes on Libya and the Middle East, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. March 10, 2011.

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