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Andrew Sean Greer Quotes

Some people think of the '50s as a time of innocence, but they are misremembering it or reinventing it: if you look at the papers of the time, they are filled with dread and anxiety.

Andrew Sean Greer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1970

Topics

Time People Think Anxiety Innocence

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions.

Anita Hill

Me Saying Regret Thought Ask Out

Now, I was the Summer Concert guy. I played every Summer concert there was.

John Sebastian

Summer Now Concert Guy Every Played

Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.

Steven Johnson

Work Time Culture Society Criticism

The thing that people have said over and over again, especially people who don't cook, is, 'I watch your show, the food makes me hungry, and I think I can make that.' That's exciting because we've heard that a lot of people watch cooking shows but don't make the food.

Trisha Yearwood

Food Cooking People Me Think I Can

He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law. That is such a moral transgression... I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent. I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children.

Ronan Farrow

Family Father Son Children Sister

In every decision we make and in every policy we develop, we are committed to protecting those who cannot protect themselves... the very young and the very old.

Mike Rounds

Decision Young Protect Old Policy

I have a staff of 12 people, so it's easy for them to handle all the management and the day to day at the company while I'm directing.

Chris Stokes

Day People Management Easy Company

I went to Dartmouth College, graduated, and had the opportunity to play two professional sports - I played for the New England Patriots in the NFL and professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers. I had an injury, so I had to stop so I could heal. But when I was playing football, I wasn't making a lot of money; I wasn't a superstar.

Brian J. White

Opportunity Sports Money Football

I've always loved fantasy. I think it's a great way to look at issues that we have in our own lives with a little bit of the pressure off, you know.

Alice Englert

Great Think Loved Pressure You Look

I don't have a stylist.

Phoebe Robinson

Stylist

Whatever insults my State insults me.

Preston Brooks

Me Whatever Insults State

Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted.

Rick Derringer

Opportunity Never Over Successful