John Dos Passos Quotes

A satirist is a man whose flesh creeps so at the ugly and the savage and the incongruous aspects of society that he has to express them as brutally and nakedly as possible in order to get relief.

John Dos Passos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1896 - September 28, 1970

Topics

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I'd like to do 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' 'Pretty Woman,' Meg Ryan type stuff. Romantic comedies. I'd love to do some action stuff as well.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

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We lived in a ghetto. I could have pretended I was hard or tough and not a square. I wound up not getting in trouble. I don't consider myself to be especially wise, but I will say that it's pretty clear that some people want to get out and some people don't. I wanted out.

Andre Braugher

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I've never been a die-hard fan, like a crazy fan for an artist.

Meghan Trainor

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Honestly, I wish I'd known just how hard it is and how competitive the acting world is. I took my time; I went at my own pace. That's been helpful over the years, but also, I didn't quite realize how incredible everyone else was going to be: the level of competition and everyone's skill.

Max von Essen

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There is a reasonable concern that posting raw data can be misleading for those who are not trained in its use and who do not have the broader perspective within which to place a particular piece of data that is raw.

Stephen Cambone

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I've always wanted to make that change from a rapper into an artist.

Ski Mask the Slump God

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Fans of the 'Inbetweeners' like the show because it is about four normal people, average guys or lower than average losers.

Simon Bird

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The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.

Mary Roach

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Fiction writing and journalism, in my experience, are really excellent training grounds for each other.

Monica Hesse

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The man I adored, and miss him terribly, was Johnny Carson.

Don Rickles

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People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that.

Bobby Seale

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There are things I cannot do, costumes I cannot wear. When I have taken stands on things, it is because I have thought carefully about them.

Sylvie Guillem

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