John D'Agata Quotes

'The Paris Review's mandate has been the same for fifty years. First and foremost, this magazine is for writers; the editors' task is to support and celebrate them, especially at the beginning of their careers, but also as they move forward, venturing stories that are creative, risky, new.

John D'Agata

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They've been talking about Pi, which I haven't seen, they've been comparing it to Usual Suspects, Sixth Sense, and Fight Club, and I didn't see that either.

Joe Pantoliano

FightTalkingClubSeeSeenSense

I've never looked down on anyone who uses the system, but I believe that it's a temporary station in life and that we should all work toward getting off it. And once we get off it, we should pay back to that system.

Jesse White

LifeWorkBelieveBackDownNever

I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely.

Toni Collette

PeaceThinkFindWantInner Peace

I don't sing operatically, and I sing very intimately, but I still do the scales, and I think in terms of intonation and making sure that I'm hitting the notes right on the head... and having it appear quite effortless.

Tony Bennett

ThinkRightHeadNotesSureSing

The goal was not only to teach people the Bible and minister to people personally and spiritually, but also to build a church to be community focused.

Tony Evans

CommunityPeopleBibleChurchGoal

Rock and Roll Over' was the first Kiss album I heard, but I was totally oblivious to their whole image and the makeup and all that. I was so out of touch with the wider world.

Rivers Cuomo

KissWorldMakeupRock And RollRock

I love to make pies - pot pies, quiches, savory tarts, fruit pies. I use an old-fashioned pastry blender with wires and a wooden handle. I never use a recipe.

Ruth Reichl

LoveFruitNeverRecipeHandlePot

My parents were very proud of me. After they passed, my career doesn't mean as much to me.

Joyce Carol Oates

ParentsMeProudCareerMeanMuch

To be an American is to be part of the world because America, all the people of the world come to America.

Jon Anderson

PeopleWorldAmericanAmericaCome

It's fun to sentimentalize the 20th-century lifestyle and the 20th-century brain, but it helps nobody, it makes you look ancient, there's no going back, and you'd be miserable if you did.

Douglas Coupland

FunBrainYouLookBackNobody

In my early twenties, I had no idea who I was. And I think that's one reason you should try different relationships. I've had good and bad ones, but I took away things from them that helped me become who I am.

Cobie Smulders

GoodI AmMeThinkYouEarly

It's mean to make fun of anybody for the way they look.

Shenae Grimes

FunLookWayMeanMakeAnybody

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