Victor LaValle
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One of the reasons I love devils so much is not based in my faith, but because as a kid, I grew up l... VICTOR LAVALLE Here's the thing: I was charming. Well read and well spoken. Observant and even kind. In other w... VICTOR LAVALLE What's beautiful about Godzilla is, of course, it's in every way a symbol of Japan dealing w... VICTOR LAVALLE 'The Ballad of Black Tom' was written, in part, during the latest round of arguments about H... VICTOR LAVALLE I had a pretty bad time when I was an undergraduate at Cornell University. I failed out of school. I... VICTOR LAVALLE In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long. VICTOR LAVALLE The best monsters are our anxieties given form. They make sense on the level of a dream - or a night... VICTOR LAVALLE You can't write a story about a mental hospital in the United States without facing the grand ex... VICTOR LAVALLE I was dressed like Darth Vader. Vader was my man, even with the villainy. 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VICTOR LAVALLE One of the things that doesn't come up as much as it should, especially in literary fiction, is ... VICTOR LAVALLE Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, mult... VICTOR LAVALLE Whether it was H. P. Lovecraft's doomed towns or Shirley Jackson's lonely, looming 'The ... VICTOR LAVALLE Clothes are a kind of uniform. A nun's habit, a surgeon's scrubs, a cop's uniform. Peopl... VICTOR LAVALLE I wanted to write a story set in the Lovecraftian universe that didn't gloss over the uglier imp... VICTOR LAVALLE One of the most widely read novels by a black American is Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man.... VICTOR LAVALLE The horror genre is vast and full of brilliance. Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Herman Melville, the... VICTOR LAVALLE 'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people d... VICTOR LAVALLE The journalistic endeavor - at least theoretically - is grounded in objectivity. The goal is to get ... VICTOR LAVALLE I didn't grow up in a small New England town like the one in 'The Sundial.' I was raised... VICTOR LAVALLE Queens, New York. The most ethnically diverse region not just in the United States, but on the entir... VICTOR LAVALLE It's paid off. They were ready to go from the start. GULLIVER LAVALLE He's probably the best play maker in the state, in terms of skill and play on the ball. GULLIVER LAVALLE This was huge for us. We want to win region . . . and to do that, we had to win today. Had to. GULLIVER LAVALLE I never dreamed about being a millionaire - I dreamed about being a football player. 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VICTOR VASARELY When I was about 13 or 14, I had an English teacher who made a deal with me that I could get out of ... VICTOR SALVA I think that's still the most primal fear of all humans: to be eaten. VICTOR SALVA I don't have any illusion that The Creeper is as popular or will ever be as popular as any of th... VICTOR SALVA I think I'm very interested in people, in the way our minds work and how we navigate through the... VICTOR SALVA I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and ... VICTOR SALVA 'Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '... VICTOR SALVA The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child. VICTOR PONTA Poland is much more advanced than Romania in structural reforms. VICTOR PONTA I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I... VICTOR PONTA Romania strongly supports Turkey's E.U. accession. VICTOR PONTA There is no breach of European rules committed by companies from Romania or on Romanian territory. VICTOR PONTA Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their ci... VICTOR PONTA Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doct... VICTOR PONTA You should see all the negative things that the Romanian press writes about me. VICTOR PONTA I am a committed European; a united Europe is Romania's future. VICTOR PONTA Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communi... VICTOR PONTA Reducing debt through budgetary consolidation is essential to restoring Europe's financial healt... VICTOR PONTA I hope Greece is going to remain in the Euro zone. VICTOR PONTA All children should have equal opportunities. VICTOR PONTA We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and tran... VICTOR PONTA In Romania, we have pledged to create a modern public service: well-educated, appropriately rewarded... VICTOR PONTA My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary. VICTOR PONTA Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government. VICTOR PONTA Research suggests that large divisions of income and wealth weaken demand and generate economic imba... VICTOR PONTA If history judges society for how it treats those in need, so markets judge economies by the incenti... VICTOR PONTA In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmenta... VICTOR PONTA The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a ... VICTOR PONTA I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fair... VICTOR PONTA All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achie... VICTOR PONTA Turkey is a model of economic and social development, especially in terms of human resources and reg... VICTOR PONTA NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security. VICTOR PONTA VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and r... VICTOR PAPANEK The only important thing about design is how it relates to people. VICTOR PAPANEK There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few. VICTOR PAPANEK I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed m... VICTOR ORTIZ Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to ... VICTOR ORTIZ I am very proud of the fact that I get to go out there every day and train in order to represent the... VICTOR ORTIZ When you're growing up, it's always nice to have someone you can relate and look up to. I... VICTOR ORTIZ I do not have a family, per se. When I was younger, I grew up in foster care with my brother and sis... VICTOR ORTIZ I've always been seen as the underdog in everything I've ever done in my life, and it doesn&... VICTOR ORTIZ Growing up, you always want to hang with your dad - go fishing or whatever. But my dad was always wo... VICTOR OLADIPO I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude. VICTOR OLADIPO I feel like I have another level every year that I start a new season of basketball. If I continue t... VICTOR OLADIPO VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL The enhanced features of our ad products would require sufficient understanding from our sales force... VICTOR KOO The combined entity Youku Tudou Inc. represents a dominant leader in online video sector in China wi... VICTOR KOO Youku Tudou kicked off 2014 in a positive direction. Mobile has become the number one screen for You... VICTOR KOO Since our inception, Youku Tudou as the leader in the multi-screen video space has helped transform ... VICTOR KOO Back in 2005-2006 when Tudou and Youku were founded, we saw the inflection point with the opportunit... VICTOR KOO Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that ... VICTOR KOO If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing. VICTOR KOO If you don't like what you do, you're probably dragging your feet. VICTOR KOO If I hadn't gone to Stanford, I'd be working at P&G now. VICTOR KOO While we can learn from U.S. models, we certainly can't practice them. VICTOR KOO Youku Tudou has helped transform how media and entertainment-related content is distributed and mark... 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Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say ... 
The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. 
A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't... 
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The first shooter video game stuff which - look, admittedly, I missed that generationally, so it'... 
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Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know that's not the answer you want,... 
My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preac... 
Every year there's five cop shows, five medical shows and five 'Law & Orders,' but w... 
I don't know much about politics, but you have to look at it with the bigger picture and think w... 
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Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at th... 
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When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. 
No one can keep a secret better than a child. 
The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God. 
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I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business. 
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Contemporary art will help me to modernise our society. 
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My son's a West Point cadet. 
I had a 100 percent voting record with the NRA, but I don't believe in bazookas in our schools. 
You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception. 
Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon. 
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