Jerry Saltz Quotes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them before.

Jerry Saltz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 19, 1951

Topics

WorkArtBetterSeeingMuseumGo

When we were bringing 'Raisin' onto Broadway, our first stop was at Arena in D.C. Several things struck me about being in D.C.: One was the enormous poverty around the capital at that time - it was 1973, '74 - and I was stunned by people literally living in poverty, with holes in their houses and other things.

Joe Morton

TimePeopleMePovertyStopLiving

My earliest vivid memory would be my Nigerian mother. She would wrap me on her back. I remember being on her back a lot. It felt like a ride, like I was riding a dinosaur; going everywhere and seeing everything.

John Boyega

MotherRideMemoryMeRememberBack

I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

TruthStoryThinkYouKnowWill

I don't consider myself a star.

Andres Iniesta

MyselfStarConsider

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.

John McAfee

FutureLiveTodayTruthGrateful

I had a real computer solitaire problem. I'd gotten to the point where I had to win a game before I could write, and each time I got up to get a cup of water, I had to win a game. It was a nightmare.

Ann Patchett

TimeWaterWinGameProblemWrite

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.

Rita Ora

ParentsGrowing UpStartRememberUp

We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.

Mohamed ElBaradei

LivePowerWorldInsuranceYou

I can't really speak to the other parts of the economy, but what I think is very true of the tech world is that it's easy for talented people - whatever their gender, age, or race - to rise up and succeed.

Joy Covey

AgePeopleSucceedWorldThinkEasy

I felt that if I shared the lessons that I learned - both the good ones and the bad ones - that I might make the climb a little less painful for other women.

Dawn Steel

GoodWomenClimbBadLittlePainful

I literally cannot remember a time when I was not asking myself what events in 'Star Wars' were like for Princess Leia. The good side of all this is that what looked like 'goofing off' or 'daydreaming' these many years has all turned out to be valuable career preparation.

Claudia Gray

GoodTimeMyselfPreparationCareer

Saying you don't want to enter every potential war in the Middle East doesn't make you an isolationist; it makes you wise.

Nigel Farage

WarWiseSayingPotentialYouWant

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