"For me, I wanted to create something that's much more driven by a type of selfishness, a type of decadence."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Selfishness Quotes #Driven Quotes #Type Quotes

“Latin American countries are part of the West and that it is reasonable to expect a certain degree of openness in their societies that we do not demand of, say, China or Vietnam.”

Source : "Post-Fidel Plans for U.S.-Cuba Relations, Migration Policy". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. August 2, 2007.
“Being tired isn't the same as being rich, but most times it's close enough.”
“Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.”
“No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.[to feel unhappy you need the time to consider how your lot could be better]”
“If there's a character type I despise, it's the all-capable, all-knowing, physically perfect protagonist. My idea of hell would be to be trapped in a four-hundred page, first-person, first-tense, running monologue with a character like that. I think writers who produce characters along those lines should graduate from high school and move on.”
“Publishers are private businesspeople who must reach their economic goals independently.”
“Something is happening. I sense a change in the windâ€¦a mutual understanding of each other. I havenâ€™t felt this way in forever.”
“He is brilliant - to the top of his boots.”

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