Joe R. Lansdale Quotes

When you live in a small town behind the Pine Curtain, you live inside your head a lot.

Joe R. Lansdale

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 28, 1951

Topics

LiveSmallYouSmall TownInside

Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.

Jim DeMint

WorkFamilyNatureResponsibility

The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit 'the wild goose.' And the reason why is they knew that you cannot tame him.

John Eldredge

YouEarlyWhySpiritWildReason

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.

John Naisbitt

KnowledgeInformationDrowning

The thing that got me closest to doing Kermit was remembering what Jim did when he was doing Kermit. When he would do Kermit, there were certain faces that he made. There was a certain way he stood, a certain kind of body language that he had.

Steve Whitmire

MeLanguageDoingBodyKindWay

Confident people tend to challenge themselves and compete, even when their efforts yield small victories. Small victories build new androgen receptors in the areas of the brain responsible for reward and motivation.

Travis Bradberry

ChallengePeopleBrainSmallReward

You don't accomplish a lot by changing people's opinions by shoving facts down their throat. I think you change people's opinions by opening your heart up and showing the parallels between you and another person. That's how people's ideas shift.

Mary Lambert

ChangeHeartPeopleIdeasThinkYou

Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen.

Lord Byron

LoveCountryThoughCountrymen

I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes from a Catholic childhood.

Don DeLillo

WorkChildhoodThinkThingsSense

A textbook requires a consistent sense of style and a linear structure, hallmarks of a single authorial presence. An encyclopedia doesn't.

Clive Thompson

StyleStructureSinglePresence

Security has no place in the life of an actress.

Claire Bloom

LifeSecurityPlaceActress

You're either sexy or you're not. I'm very self-conscious about my physiognomy.

Bobby Darin

SexyYouSelf-ConsciousEitherVery

You want to have your hand on the ball every single play.

Brock Osweiler

YouPlayWantHandSingleBall

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