“I'll take any life in which I can make choices and have agency, and America is not a bad place for all that.” Quote by Aleksandar Hemon
“I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation.” LongRealStoriesWaitingFictionSituationGrewReal LifeMatureTrue Story Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“I resist when someone calls me a novelist: it implies some kind of inherent superiority of the novel. I'm not a novelist, I'm a writer.” KindNovelNovelistsCall MeInherentSuperiority Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“I am a writer, which means I write stories, I write novels, and I would write poetry if I knew how to. I don't want to limit myself.” IfsWantWritingMeanStoriesNovelLimits Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“In Bosnian, there's no distinction in literature between fiction and nonfiction; there's no word describing that.” LiteratureFictionDistinctionNonfictionDescribingFiction And NonfictionBosnians Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“I cannot live or write without music. It stimulates the normally dormant parts of my brain that come in handy when constructing fiction.” WritingBrainFictionHandyDormantWithout Music Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“When I found myself in the U.S., and the war was at full swing in Bosnia, I read for survival - it was a means of thought resuscitation.” MeanWarFoundSurvivalSwingsBosniaResuscitation Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“God knows our despair. God wants His chosen people to live in peace. God loves life, cares less about death. We need to live. I want to live, I want my children to live. Everyone I know wants to live. You have to ask yourself what is more important to you, life is death. What is this world about - life or death?” PeopleKnowsWorldWantNeedsChildrenImportantCareLife IsAsksThis WorldDespairChosenGod LoveMy ChildrenLove LifeGod KnowsLife Or Death Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“Though we do need more women to graduate with technical degrees, I always like to remind women that you don't need to have science or technology degrees to build a career in tech.” NeedsScienceWomenEducationCareersTechnologyDegreesEntrepreneurGraduatesCeoRemindingSmart Women Author:Susan Wojcicki
“We are a consumer company and our success is directly linked to our users trusting us. Therefore we have the same incentive as the user: they want to see relevant advertising so their experience of Google is positive and we want to deliver it.” WantCompanyAdvertisingConsumersRelevantUsersGoogleLinkedIncentives Author:Susan Wojcicki
“At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business.” MenEndsHardGrowthCareersHard WorkSucceedSkillsMen And WomenCommitmentExtremesGenderThe End Of The DayDedicationCeoCriteriaTenacity Author:Susan Wojcicki