"I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now."

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Ann Beattie

#Names Quotes #People Quotes

“I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.”
“Jemu watched his father disappear. He didn't throw the coconut and he didn't cry. Never again would he know love for another human being that wasn't adulterated by another, contradictory emotion.”

Source : Kiran Desai (2007). “The Inheritance of Loss”, p.42, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I wasn't truly comfortable with myself until I was about 30. I spent so much time and energy wondering if I wasn't worthy, and trying to find people to validate me, instead of validating myself.”
“A nation's path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and ... militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end.”

Source : Fareed Zakaria (2011). “The Post-American World: Release 2.0 (International Edition)”, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company
“I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's important to find a team where you can be comfortable. I know there are a lot of high expectatons.”
“I love any challenge that comes my way, and I've been lucky to have many.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.”

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