John Lahr Quotes

Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.

John Lahr

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeAgeJoySweetYouEarly

Growing up, my brother and I were begging for attention.

Jeremy London

BrotherGrowing UpAttentionGrowing

Our country... invests a tiny fraction of 1 percent in NASA, and this is what's so amazing to me, is with that small investment, we do so much for the country.

John M. Grunsfeld

AmazingMeSmallCountryNASATiny

I want to be the new Marilyn Monroe.

Anna Nicole Smith

NewWantMonroeMarilyn Monroe

Down South, I never had to audition. They would call me up and give me a role.

Anita Morris

MeDownNeverUpGive MeRole

You do what you want and know is right. That is the only law.

Simone Signoret

LawYouKnowWantRightOnly

It's hard for me to put on weight.

Robin Gibb

MeHardWeightPut

I love liquid eyeliner - it's just easier. It doesn't melt, fade, skip, or smudge. It's tougher to use because it's not as forgiving. The brush for my em michelle phan Scribble Calligraphy Liquid Liner was inspired by a calligraphy brush, so you can get a very thick or thin line, depending on how you flick it. I use it in Tattoo Black.

Michelle Phan

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One of the features of a democracy is the disentanglement of the sacred from the secular because in religiously pluralistic countries, no one can legitimately claim special status by faith membership.

Michael Shermer

FaithDemocracySpecialStatusClaim

I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.

Poppy Z. Brite

YouFindAlwaysAvoidLabelsTried

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

Peter Mandelson

EuropeReinventIdea

On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my second flight, but just being able to tell what part of the planet we were flying over by the reflected light coming through the window - that was pretty special.

Peggy Whitson

TimeLightWindowFlyingKnowFirst

The desires of adults are not more important than the needs of children.

Tim Walberg

ChildrenImportantMoreDesiresThan

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