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Im finding, as I get older, that Im not much of a believer in rede

Im finding, as I get older, that Im not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life – redemption does happen, and its cool when it does – but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own). – George Saunders

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The cool parts – the parts that have won Dubai its reputation as the Vegas of the Middle East or the Venice of the Middle East or the Disney World of the Middle East, if Disney World were the size of San Francisco and out in a desert – have been built in the last ten years. – George Saunders

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Whatever your supposed politics are – left, right – if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion and feel the human pain in a way that they might not if it was presented in a more conceptual way. – George Saunders

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A John Updike is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, if that generation is lucky: so comfortable in so many genres, the same lively, generous intelligence suffusing all he did. – George Saunders

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Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead – but aim to do something big. – Deng Xiaoping

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Ive always been into guitars… we want to put keyboards on, but keyboard players dont look cool onstage, they just keep their heads down. There has never been a cool keyboard player, apart from Elton John. – Noel Gallagher

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Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, Oh, baby, if theres a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool. – Etta James

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Everything you listen to when you are 17 should be embarrassing, otherwise you are way too cool. – Jessica Brown Findlay

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