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John Gregory Dunne Quotes

Writing is manual labor of the mind - like laying pipe.

John Gregory Dunne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 25, 1932 - December 30, 2003

Topics

Mind Writing Labor Like Pipe Laying

Vietnam affected everything in life while it went on. My time in the service made it clear to me that what we were being told in our newspapers and newscasts, back in the States, wasn't half the story of what was really going on.

Life Time Service Me Story Back

Home is where your family is. Wherever you are, it's about the people you're surrounded by, not necessarily where you lay your head.

Family Home People You Head Where

When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.

Tough Employees Same Everyone Public

Now, I'm not suggesting we're going to wait 40 years or even four years, but I think we have to put in perspective the fact that we've come quite a distance. We have quite a distance to come - go, as well.

Michael Chertoff

Perspective Wait Think Distance Go

It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian.

Talent Enough You Hungarian Also

Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts.

Political President Vice Above He

A Madagascar Hissing Roach chasing Jerry Lewis. That would be a really neat treat.

Michael O'Donoghue

Treat Chasing Would Really Neat

'Animal' was my nickname in high school.

School Animal High School High

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

Music Passion Culture Me You Know

You can't sing about the same things as you did when you were 20; it would be ridiculous to sing about, I don't know, being in the quad. You can't really write about mortgage payments or stuff like that... but you can talk about 'let's make the world a better place.'

World Better You Place Know Talk

'Humans of New York' is basically somebody walking up to absolute strangers on the street every day and, within minutes, talking with them about very personal things. Some things they haven't even told their best friends or family members.

Brandon Stanton

Family Best Day New York Walking

I think it's good news that cable television is so, so supportive of the Louis C.K.s, the Lena Dunhams, the Matthew Weiners, and the Vince Gilligans. There's just so many people fearlessly making their stuff, you know?

Good People Think You Television

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