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Andrew Greeley Quotes

Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the campfire. Stories about God, stories about love. Stories about good spirits and evil spirits.

Andrew Greeley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: clergyman
Nationality: american
Birth: February 5, 1928

Topics

Love Good God Religion People Evil

The British public like a Briton with personality, someone who comes out on court and isn't dour and down on themselves.

Jo Durie

Personality Someone Down Out British

I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.

Michael Caine

Me Laugh You Go Hand Get

I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.

John Shirley

Culture People Thinking Trying Pop

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

Tracy Chapman

Life Change Growth Daily Hope Me

I don't relax. My main relaxation is meeting illustrators and publishers in restaurants and bars.

Tony Ross

Relax Meeting Relaxation Bars Main

I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.

Tom Perrotta

Action Three Two Dramatic Used Film

I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, 'My boy's got learnin'!'

Robin Williams

Father Son College Said Boy Degree

All coffee shops now have WiFi. Why bring a book when you could be wittily attacking some idiot columnist on Twitter, or responding to your date requests, or posting a picture of your foot? All of that is more gripping and immediate and social than books.

Russell Smith

Coffee Book Picture Idiot You Why

Mostly, research is much more fun than the actual writing.

Michelle Paver

Fun Research Writing More Than Much

'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.

Dolly Parton

Boss Perfect Up Us Almost Wanted

I wouldn't discount the possibility that the Israelis would act if they came to the conclusion that basically the world was prepared to live with Iran with nuclear weapons. They certainly have the capability by themselves to set back the Iranian nuclear program.

Dennis Ross

Live World Back Nuclear Weapons Act

I've made a commitment to concentrate on my career as an entertainer.

Dorothy Hamill

Commitment Career Concentrate Made