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Matthew Pearl Quotes

I think respectful conflict is intrinsic to the spirit of literature. It reminds us that literary history is living and evolving and thrives on us being active participants.

Matthew Pearl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american

Topics

History Conflict Think Literature Us

As a California state legislator, I supported our cap-and-trade law to force polluters to pay for releasing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change.

Jimmy Gomez

Change Law Climate Change California

When my mother had four girls, and she could tell her marriage was falling apart, she went back to college and got her degree in music and education.

Andie MacDowell

Education Marriage Mother Music Back

I've always loved 'Bond.' There were two franchises that I would always have dropped everything to do as a director. 'Bond' was one; 'Star Wars' was other.

Matthew Vaughn

Bond Loved Director Two Everything

It's a really personal thing for me to write a song.

Michael Franti

Me Song Personal Write Really Thing

I'm not asking the public to trust me; I'm asking the public to trust themselves.

Michael Gove

Trust Me Asking Trust Me Public

I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.

Mia Hamm

Opportunity I Am Happy Choices Feel

The only Angels in Los Angeles are in Heaven, and they're looking down on the Dodgers.

Tommy Lasorda

Looking Heaven Down Los Angeles Only

I really, really admire my parents so much, for how they raised me. They're some of the best human beings I know.

Missy Peregrym

Best Parents Me Know Admire Human

I think that things like Twitter and the blogosphere are so instantaneously critical that I think it's actually created a bit of a culture of artistic fear to branch out too much because you don't want to be slammed.

Josh Groban

Fear Culture Think You Too Much Out

I work and come home and just have a type of normal home life. It's what I've always wanted. I've never felt like I'm pressured into doing something and that I've got loads of responsibility.

Asa Butterfield

Life Work Home Responsibility Doing

People have been manipulating food ever since they realized cooking a whole animal was difficult. Cows don't come in hot dog form.