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I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

At the time, the library's fire prevention consisted of smoke detectors and handheld fire extinguishers. There were no sprinklers. The American Library Association, known informally as the ALA, always advised against sprinklers, because water damage was even worse for books than fire damage.

I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.

If you have time-release pills, you could have time-release expanding cheesecakes.

The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation.

If you don't deliberately learn to create enjoyable moments in life with your loved ones, you will eventually regret your past not having sweet memories to relive

If I'm away from painting for a week, I get bored.

I don't usually paint a big picture on what I'll do in the future.

I've known ambitious people with no aptitude for the thing they did. Most of whom, rather terrifyingly, tended to succeed.

The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God.

Those guys who want to have the Mohawk...which, to me, is the new business casual.

I have a doughnut every morning. The same kind, from a street cart. Vanilla frosted with sprinkles on one half, weirdly. How hard is it to sprinkle the whole thing?

A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety.

I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye.

While the liberal media elite depict the bowler as a chubby guy with a comb-over and polyester pants, the reality is that bowling is one of the most tech-heavy sports today. Robotic pinsetters and computerized scoring were just the beginning.

I was always made aware of inequality in society, that there was a class system. In Somalia, we have clan structures. My mother's family is ethnically not Somali, and so we spoke often about what it meant to be 'other' in that way.

There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success.

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

You don't want to pigeonhole yourself.