John Lahr Quotes

Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one.

John Lahr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1941

Topics

LifeWorkSelfPageKnowWhy

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

Mekhi Phifer

BornHarlemRaised

Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.

Andy Warhol

LifeThoughtTelevisionLivingRight

Normally, you have to wait for the costume department to help you out of costume.

Sophie McShera

WaitHelpYouOutCostumeNormally

I don't like to look back, and I'm always worried about the next thing rather than resting on the laurels or the degradations of the last thing.

Steve Martin

LookBackRestingAlwaysNextLast

A smile costs about $240.

Roma Downey

SmileCostsAbout

We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional principle, such as randomness, to this topography.

Michael Polanyi

WithoutExampleRandomnessPrinciple

I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston.

Douglas Wood

BornChicagoUpI Was BornSuburb

The dirty little secret is that the pool man, who's making $30,000 a year, is subsidizing the million-dollar mortgage for the family whose pool he cleans. No wonder people want to get rid of tax breaks for corporate jets.

Dee Dee Myers

FamilyManPeopleYearDirtyWonder

Family dynamics are true over time, across generations and different cultures.

Alice McDermott

FamilyTimeTrueDifferent Cultures

I've been told by readers that they love how my heroes fall in love fast, first, and with conviction.

Sylvia Day

LoveFallFastFirstHeroesBeen

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Pope John XXIII

LifeIntegrityManRightEvery Man

I want women to get paid more. I want to teach them to negotiate so they get paid more.

Sheryl Sandberg

WomenWantTeachMorePaidGet

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