Alex Quotes - Page 9

• There's a hidden history. You see, Malcolm X and [Alex ] Haley collaborated to produce a magnificent narrative about the life of Malcolm X, but the two men had very different motives in coming together.

  Manning Marable

  Men, Two, Together

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• You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to... do my family tree back to the slave ship and then reverse the Middle Passage, as I like to put it, and find the tribe or ethnic group that I was from in Africa.

  Henry Louis Gates

  Roots, Slave Ships, Envy

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• She was clean": no piercings, tattoos, or scarifications. All the kids were now. And who could blame them, Alex thought, after watching three generations of flaccid tattoos droop like moth-eaten upholstery over poorly stuffed biceps and saggy asses?

  Jennifer Egan

  Tattoo, Kids, Biceps

  Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.258, Anchor

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• He may be out of my life physically, but he’ll always be a part of me. I can’t let him go even if I tried. Alex took a piece of my heart, but that doesn’t mean my life has to be on hold. I can’t keep running after ghosts.

  Simone Elkeles

  Running, Mean, Heart

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• They resumed walking. Alex felt an ache in his eyes and throat. "I don't know what happened to me," he said, shaking his head. "I honestly don't." Bennie glanced at him, a middle-aged man with chaotic silver hair and thoughtful eyes. "You grew up, Alex," he said, "just like the rest of us.

  Jennifer Egan

  Eye, Thoughtful, Men

  Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.274, Anchor

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• We have an hour before we have to leave," Cray said. "So I thought I might tell you a little about myself. I thought it might pass the time." "I'm not really all that interested," Alex said.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Littles, Might, Hours

  Anthony Horowitz (2006). “Eagle Strike”, p.171, Penguin

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• I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself.

  Jodi Picoult

  Hurt, Watches, Easier

  Jodi Picoult (2002). “Picture Perfect”, p.224, Penguin

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• Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in. "Come here, babe, I'll keep you warm.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Tents, Babe, Warm

  L.A. Weatherly (2011). “Angel Fire: The Angel Trilogy”, p.31, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you.” “I hate you, too.

  Simone Elkeles

  Hate, Feel Better, Trying

  Simone Elkeles (2011). “Perfect Chemistry”, p.96, Simon and Schuster

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• I start to follow her, and Alex grabs my hand. "I'll find you," he says, watching me with the eyes I remember. "I won't let you go again." I don't trust myself to speak. Instead I nod, hoping that he understands me. He squeezes my hand. "Go," he says.

  Lauren Oliver

  Eye, Hands, Trust Myself

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• On rookie Alex Selivanov, Yes the guy can score you 40 goals. Yes I love it. What I don't want is him causing 60.

  Terry Crisp

  Hockey, Goal, Guy

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• I think the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson rested Howard Webb had a lot to do with the result.

  Noel Gallagher

  Football, Thinking, Facts

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• Alex McLeish will have had kittens - literally!

  Chris Coleman

  Football, Kitten

  "Impurrfect Coleman commentary as Birmingham go down". www.mirror.co.uk. May 25, 2011.

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• He was very supportive of me, ... He saw every single play I did in New York. Ill never forget looking out into the audience and watching my brother, who was 40 years younger than my grandfather, sleeping in his chair during some of my early plays. My grandfather Alex never fell asleep.

  Liev Schreiber

  Brother, New York, Sleep

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• But then I always wanted to play for Rangers. Man United is a great club and Alex Ferguson is a legend.

  Paul Gascoigne

  Men, Play, Ferguson

  "I'm Gazza - and I am an alcoholic", www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2001.

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• I was truly thrilled when Alex-Zsolt played for my tribute concert titled, 'A Tribute to Richard M. Sherman.'  This special concert event was held at Disney's Historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA.   Alex was great and he played my songs very musically and in supercalifragilisticexpialidocious style!

  Richard M. Sherman

  Song, Style, Theatre

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• When Alex left for Alaska," Franz remembers, "I prayed. I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told him that boy was special. But he let Alex die. So on December 26, when I learned what happened, I renounced the Lord. I withdrew my church membership and became an atheist. I decided I couldn't believe in a God who would let something that terrible happen to a boy like Alex.

  Jon Krakauer

  Atheist, Believe, Boys

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• Death and life are, for most of us, too complex to comprehend, but Alex Lemon can pretty casually, accurately, and marvelously correlate them to heavy metal and birthday cake.

  Brenda Shaughnessy

  Cake, Life And Death, Heavy Metal

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• My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we sat next to each other for many years, that he knew nothing about venture capital or seed rounds or "A" rounds or whatever you call them, and he had to really learn, like, pitch by pitch. He just screwed pitches up.

  David Plotz

  Years, Venture, Next

  Source: www.slate.com

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• I'm on the advisory board of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which is a children's cancer charity. I'm so proud to be on that and help them.

  Kirsten Vangsness

  Children, Cancer, Boards

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• How many films are there about friendships between teenagers? And how many projects are there dealing with friendships among adults? True friendships - really dealing with the intimacy behind what happened then, and how long you've known each other, and the wounds that haven't healed. That's what [About Alex] film is about.

  Nate Parker

  True Friend, Teenager, Long

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The populist zeal to seek revenge on those who make a lot of money is targeted almost exclusively at corporations. I haven't heard outcries about Hollywood actors who make millions per film, even when those movies are a bust at the box office and the talent at issue has none. There's no outrage over athletes like New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's $33 million salary or Celtic power forward Kevin Garnett's $25 million. Nor should there be. These are exceptionally talented individuals whose teams' owners think they're worth every penny.

  Linda Chavez

  New York, Revenge, Team

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• I needed two stitches after Alex kicked the boot at me. 
  (on Ferguson)

  David Beckham

  Two, Ferguson, Boots

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• This club is steeped in history and I feel privileged to have become a part of that ... An immense thank you to Sir Alex Ferguson for making it all possible, for giving me the privilege to be a captain, to be inspired by the legend of Manchester United and to understand that nobody is bigger than the club.

  Patrice Evra

  Giving, Ferguson, Clubs

  "Patrice Evra writes open letter to Manchester United fans following his move to Juventus" by Simon Austin, www.mirror.co.uk. July 21, 2014.

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• As long as we are
  successful on the pitch, then I
  will be here-unless Manchester United put in a call. But I don't think Sir Alex
  Ferguson is planning to step
  down just yet!

  Paul Ince

  Successful, Thinking, Long

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