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John Burroughs Quotes

No one else looks out upon the world so kindly and charitably as the pedestrian; no one else gives and takes so much from the country he passes through.

John Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921

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World Country Looks Out Through He

In the pre-production process, I am emailing with the actors or jumping on the phone, and we're sort of figuring out who the characters are and trying to build the relationship dynamic and things like that. Then, also, I am outlining.

Joe Swanberg

Relationship I Am Process Trying Out

I love the English language, the colors of it, the many, many nuances, the different influences. I find German stilted, in a way, by comparison.

Joachim Frank

Love Colors Language Find Way

This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section.

John Callahan

Humor Bookstore Feminist Section

I had always studied French and was obsessed with French films. I hated the way American films always had happy endings. I liked the way French films had dark and unpleasant characters; it was much more realistic.

Jerry Hall

Happy American Dark Way More Always

My sense of myself is that I'm a character actor, and character actors are ready, willing, and able to do anything, to be totally different from themselves. That's my job, to be ready. I'm some kind of first responder.

John Lithgow

Character Myself Job Ready Kind

I've always had volume on my side: the big-voice-in-a-small-package thing. I surprise people.

Anna Kendrick

People Surprise Always Side Volume

Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.

Simon Sinek

Power Strategy Compete Seem Star

When I became a cadet, I immediately decided I wanted to be an undercover cop because I don't like uniforms.

Ron Stallworth

Uniforms Because Cop Like Wanted

Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Great Together Creative Stupidity

I love writing both fiction and memoir. Both have unique challenges; bottom line, fiction is hard because you have to come up with the credible, twisty plot, and memoir is hard because you have to say something true and profound, albeit in a funny way.

Lisa Scottoline

Funny Love Challenges Writing You

When you're reaching out to people beyond the scientific community, image does matter.

Lisa Randall

Community People You Matter Image

'This is Spinal Tap' was a film we felt really had to be done like that. It wouldn't have worked any other way. And it turned out to be the first time a fiction film had really been made in a documentary format. I continued to do that, obviously, because it's a fun way to work.

Christopher Guest

Work Time Fun Done Way First Time